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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 22, 1996 - Issue 2
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Social and Psychological Resources in the Oldest Old

Peter Martin Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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Leonard W. Poon Gerontology Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Eunkyung Kim Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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Mary Ann Johnson Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Pages 121-139 | Received 15 Dec 1994, Accepted 15 Aug 1995, Published online: 28 Sep 2007
 
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare mental health resources, activities of daily living, and social and economic resources in three age groups: centenarians, octogenarians, and sexagenarians. Two hundred and seventy-two older adults were assessed with the Older Americans Resources and Services Survey (OARS). Frequency analyses revealed that centanarians rated lower in social and psychological resources than the other two age groups.

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