SOCIAL DESIRABILITY AND THE MEASUREMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN ELDERLY PERSONS
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY AND THE MEASUREMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN ELDERLY PERSONS
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DOI:
10.1093/geronj/38.6.713
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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CONE, JD
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CARSTENSEN, LL;CONE, JD
The discriminant validity of 2 commonly used measures of life satisfaction was investigated. The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, the Life Satisfaction Index-B and 2 theoretically unrelated self-report measures were completed by 60 alumni of West Virginia University [USA], aged 66-86 yr. Convergent validity of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index-B was established (r = 0.64, P < 0.0001), but both also correlated significantly with a measure of social desirability (r = 0.70 and 0.58, respectively, P < 0.0001). The need for more basic work on measurement of life satisfaction in elderly persons was discussed.