FMLY 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Life Satisfaction, Agreeableness

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1010
• Professor: Christine A.Schippers

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Lomoarcpsd|98729 8: people who volunteer are happier and healthier in elder years. Social interaction has beneficial impact on quality of life and mortality. Relationships with others are what elders value most in life. Those aged 65-74 consistently have the highest number of annual volunteer house of any age group (234 hours) 75 and older come in second place (218 hours) Creative productivity helps older adults maintain an optimistic outlook. A(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s perceptio(cid:374) of his o(cid:449)(cid:374) situatio(cid:374) is crucial to life satisfactio(cid:374) As well as perceived adequacy of social support & income. Social comparisons are also very important (best to see others as having it worse off) Paradigm has potential to become a new kind of ageist stereotype: portrays older adults who suffer from disabilities as incompetent. For many, no amount of optimism, willingness to rehabilitate, social support, or involvement in intellectually demanding activities can fix their physical limitations: gi(cid:448)es i(cid:373)pressio(cid:374) that effects of agi(cid:374)g are u(cid:374)der o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) co(cid:374)trol.