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The relationship between subjective well-being and age is equivocal. This issue is addressed by two studies. In the first, a cross-sectional design with over 1000 participants revealed a positive association between well-being and age, with age as the most significant predictor of well-being and age, with age as the most significant predictor of well-being using multiple regression analysis. A longitudinal study found less stability in well-being than has been found in the past. Differential age experiences and access to available resources may help to explain the results.
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This research was supported by a Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant (#492-79-0044) to J. Laveryet al.
Correspondence concerning this article can be sent to either author at the Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1.
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Horley, J., Lavery, J.J. Subjective well-being and age. Soc Indic Res 34, 275–282 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01079200
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