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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46472304 Title: Aging well : surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development Author: George E Vaillant Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, ©2002. ISBN/ISSN: 0316989363 9780316989367 OCLC:46472304

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Aging well : surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development

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Aging well : surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development

Author:	George E Vaillant
Publisher:	Boston : Little, Brown, ©2002.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	Argues "that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life"--Back cover.
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Genre/Form:	Longitudinal studies
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	George E Vaillant Find more information about:
ISBN:	0316989363 9780316989367
OCLC Number:	46472304
Notes:	Includes errata slip.
Description:	viii, 373 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	1. The study of adult development -- 2. Ripeness is all : social and emotional maturation -- 3. The past and how much it matters -- 4. Generativity : a key to successful aging -- 5. Keeper of the meaning -- 6. Integrity : death be not proud -- 7. Healthy aging : a second pass -- 8. Retirement, play, and creativity -- 9. Does wisdom increase with age? -- 10. Spirituality, religion, and old age -- 11. Do people really change over time? -- 12. Positive aging : a reprise -- Appendices -- A. The three cohorts -- B. An illustrated glossary of defenses -- C. Methodology for assessing maturity of adaptive mental mechanisms (a.k.a. defenses) -- D. Assessment of childhood scales -- E. Basic trust at age 50 associated with childhood environment and future successful aging -- F. Scale for subjective physical health (instrumental activities of daily living) -- G. Scale for objective mental health (age 50-65) -- H. Scale for objective social supports (age 50-70, Harvard cohort only) -- I. Scale for subjective life satisfaction -- J. Table contrasting the happy-well with the sad-sick and the prematurely dead -- K. Graceful aging scale -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Responsibility:	George E. Vaillant.

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Argues "that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life"--Back cover.

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