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Role-Specific Control, Personal Meaning, and Health in Late Life

Neal Krause

University of Michigan

Benjamin A. Shaw

State University of New York at Albany

The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically evaluate a latent variable model that examines the relationships among role-specific control, personal meaning, and health in late life. It is hypothesized that older adults with high levels of role- specific control are likely to develop a deep sense of personal meaning. This conceptual scheme further specifies that elderly people who derive a sense of meaning will, in turn, enjoy better health than older adults who are unable to find meaning in life. Data from a nationwide survey of older people provide support for this theoretical rationale.

Key Words: role-specific control • personal meaning

Research on Aging, Vol. 25, No. 6, 559-586 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027503256695
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