How healthy are we? : a national study of well-being at midlife /: a national study of well-being at midlife. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Orville Gilbert Brim, Carol D. Ryff, Ronald C. Kessler.
• Editors: Jr, Brim, Orville Gilbert, 1923-2016; Ryff, Carol D; Kessler, Ronald C
• Other Names: MacArthur Fellows Program.
• Contents: Acknowledgments 1 The MIDUS National Survey: An Overview I MIDLIFE PERSPECTIVES ON PHYSICAL HEALTH 2 Sex Differences in Health over the Course of Midlife 3 Socioeconomic Position and Health across Midlife 4 Social Inequalities in Health and Well-Being: The Role of Relational and Religious Protective Factors 5 Health, Well-Being, and Social Responsibility in the MIDUS Twin and Sibling Subsamples 6 The Menopausal Transition and Aging Processes II EMOTION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL- BEING IN MIDLIFE 7 Positive and Negative Affect at Midlife 8 Age and Depression in the MIDUS Survey 9 The Quality of American Life at the End of the Century 10 In Their Own Words: Well-Being at Midlife among High School- Educated and College Educated Adults 11 The Adaptive Value of Feeling in Control during Midlife 12 Social Well-Being in the United States: A Descriptive Epidemiology 13 Ethnic Conservatism, Psychological Well Being, and the Downside of Mainstreaming: Generational Differences 14 Psychological Well-Being in MIDUS: Profiles of Ethnic/Racial Diversity and Life-Course Uniformity III CONTEXTS OF MIDLIFE: WORK AND FAMILY EXPERIENCE, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION 15 Is Daily Life More Stressful during Middle Adulthood? 16 Psychological Well-Being across Three Cohorts: A Response to Shifting Work-Family Opportunities and Expectations? 17 Work, Family, and Social Class 18 Family Roles and Well-Being during the Middle Life Course 19 Social Responsibility to Family and Community 20 Turning Points in Adulthood 21 Well-Being in America: Core, Features and Regional Patterns List of Contributors Author Index Subject Index.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.2440973; Middle age -- Psychological aspects; Middle age -- Social aspects; Middle-aged persons -- Health and hygiene
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226074764
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