Citation

Rao EVSP, Rao VN. Activ. Adapt. Aging 1983; 3(2): 35-48.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J016v03n02_07

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The paper examines the relative influence of social, economic, health and familial variables in explaining the sex differences in the life satisfaction of the black elderly. The dependent variable was measured using the life satisfaction Index A scale on a sample of 240 retired individuals living in a Southern metropolitan area. Multiple regression analysis revealed that nearly 52 percent of variance in life satisfaction for males was explained by all (24) independent variables while only 19 percent of variance in the dependent variable for females was explained by the same independent variables. The stepwise regression analysis yielded a six-variable optimal model for life satisfaction for males while a two-variable model was found for females. It is suggested that additional research be conducted to determine if this difference exists in other populations and samples of the black elderly.