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Bibliographic Subjects » CORRELATES OF HAPPINESS » Personal correlates of happiness » Physical characteristics » Physical health » Longevity

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CORRELATES OF HAPPINESS Personal correlates of happiness Physical characteristics Physical health Longevity
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Longevity, survival, long life, mortality
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List of Publications on this Subject

Authors Title / Source Year Bowling, A.P.; Charlton, J. Risk Factors for Mortality after Bereavement: A Logistic Regression Analysis.
Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1987, Vol. 37, 551 - 554 1987 Craig, T.J.; Comstock, G.W.; Geiser, P.B. The Quality of Survival in Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Comparison.
Cancer, 1974, Vol. 33, 1451 - 1457 1974 Deeg, D.J.; VanZonneveld, R. Does Happiness Lengthen Life?
Veenhoven, R.; Ed.: "How Harmful is Happiness?", University Press Rotterdam, 1989, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 29 - 43 1989 Deeg, D.J. "En ze Leefden nog Lang en Gelukkig". ("And they Lived Happily Ever After").
Gezondheid en Samenleving, 1987, Vol. 8, 98 - 108 1987 Janoff-Bulman, R.; Marshall, G. Mortality, Well-Being and Control: A Study of a Population of Institutionalized Aged.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1982, Vol. 8, 691 - 698 1982 Jewett, S.P. Longevity and the Longevity Syndrome.
Gerontologist, 1973, Vol. 13, 91 - 99 1973 Kaplan, G.A.; Camacho, T. Perceived Health and Mortality: A Nine-Year Follow-Up of the Human Population Laboratory Cohort.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1983, Vol. 117, 292 - 304 1983 Lehr, U.M. Depression und "Lebensqualität" im Alter-Korrelate negativer und positiver Gestimmtheit:Ergebnisse der Bonner gerontologischen Langs Schnittstudie. (Depression and QOL in Old Age, Results of the Bonn Panel Study).
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie, 1982, Vol. 15, 241 - 249 1982 Palmore, E.B. Predicting Longevity: A New Method.
Palmore, E.B.; Ed.: "Normal Aging II", Duke University Press, 1974, Durham, USA, 281 - 285 1974 Palmore, E.B. Predicting Longevity: A Follow-up Controlling for Age.
The Gerontologist, 1969, Vol. 9, 247 - 250 1969 Palmore, E.B. Physical, Mental and Social Factors in Predicting Longevity.
The Gerontologist, 1969, Vol. 9, 103 - 108 1969 Powers, E.A.; Bultena, G.L. Characteristics of Deceased Dropouts in Longitudinal Research.
Sociologija Sela, 1972, Vol. 10, 113 - 121 1972 Reynolds, D.K.; Nelson, F.L. Personality, Life Satisfaction and Life Expectancy.
Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 1981, Vol. 11, 99 - 110 1981 Schmale, A.H.; Adler, L.M.; Morrow, G.R.; Schmitt, R.N. Well-Being of Cancer Survivors.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 1983, Vol. 45, 163 - 169 1983 Wingard, D.L.; Berkman, L.F. Mortality Risk Associated with Sleeping Patterns among Adults.
Sleep, 1983, Vol. 6, 102 - 107 1983 Zuckerman, D.M.; Kasl, S.V.; Ostfeld, A.M. Psychosocial Predictors of Mortality among the Elderly Poor. The Role of Religion, Well-Being and Social Contacts.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1984, Vol. 119, 410 -423 1984 Palmore, E.B. Predictors of Longevity Difference. A 25 year Follow up
The Gerontologist, 1982, Vol. 22, 513 - 518 1982 Palmore, E.B. Predictors of Successful Aging.
The Gerontologist, 1979, Vol. 19, 427 - 431 1979 Steen, G.; Hagberg, B.; Johnson, G.; Steen, B. Cognitive Function, Cognitive Style and Life Satisfaction in a 68-Year-Old Male Population.
Comprehensive Gerontology, 1987, Vol. 1, 54 - 61 1987 Koivumaa-Honkanen, H.T.; Honkanen, R.J.; Kaprio, J.; Koskenvuo, M.; Viinamäki, K. Self-Reported Life Satisfaction and 20-Year Mortality in Healthy Finnish Adult.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2000, Vol. 152, 983 -991 2000 Koivumaa-Honkanen, H.T. Life Satisfaction as a Health Predictor.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Turku, 1998, Finland (Kuopio University Publications D. Medical Sciences 143) 1998 Friedman, H.S.; Criqui, M.H.; Schwartz, J.E.; Tomlinson-Kersey, C.; Tucker, J.S.; Wingard, D.L. Does Childhood Personality Predict Longevity?
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1993, Vol. 65, 176 - 185 1993 Danner, D.D.; Friessen, W.V.; Snowdon, D.A. Positive Emotions in Early Life and Longevity: Findings from the Nun Study.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2001, Vol. 80, 804 - 813. 2001 Ostir, G.V.; Goodwin, J.S.; Markides, K.S. Emotional Well-Being predict Subsequent Functional Independence and Survival.
Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 2000, Vol. 48, 473 - 478 2000 Levy, B.R.; Kasl, S.V.; Kunkel, S.R.; Slade, M.D. Longevity Increased by Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002, Vol. 83, 261 - 270 2002 Giltay, E.J.; Geleijnse, J.M.; Zitman, F.G. Dispositional Optimism and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Elderly Dutch Men and Women.
Archives of General Psychiatry, 2004, Vol. 61, 1126 - 1136 2004 Pitkälä, K.H.; Laakkonen, M.L.; Strandberg, T.E. Positive Life Orientation as a Predictor of 10-Year Outcome in an Aged Population.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2004, Vol. 57, 409 - 414 2004 Krause, J.S.; Lottes, S.; Sternberg, M. Mortality after Spinal Cord Injury: An 11-Year Prospective Study.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1997, Vol. 78, 815 - 821 1997 Fiscella, K.; Franks, P. Does Psychological Distress Contribute to Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Mortality?
Social Science and Medicine, 1997, Vol. 45, 1805 - 1809 1997 Mossey, J.M.; Shapiro, E. Self-Rated Health: A Predictor of Mortality among the Elderly.
American Journal of Public Health, 1982, Vol. 72, 800 - 808 1982 Goldberg, E.L.; Comstock, G.W.; Hornstra, R.K. Depressed Mood and Subsequent Physical Illness.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1979, Vol. 136, 530 - 534 1979 Frijters, P.; DeNew, J.P.; Shields, M.A. Socio-Economics Status, Health Shocks, Life Satisfaction and Mortality: Evidence from an Increasing Mixed Proportional Hazard Model.
IZA Discussion Papers no 1488, 2005, Bonn, Germany 2005 Mroczek, D.K.; Spiro, A. Change in Life Satisfaction During Adulthood: Findings from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2005, Vol. 88, 189 - 202 2005 Kao, S.; Lai, K.L.; Lin, H.C. WHOQOL-BREF as Predictors of Mortality: A Two-Year Follow-up Study at Veteran Homes.
Quality of Life Research, 2005, Vol. 14, 1443 - 1454 2005 Cassileth, B.R.; Lusk, E.J.; Miller, D.S. Psychosocial Correlates of Survival in Advanced Malignant Disease?
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1985, Vol. 312, 1551 - 1555 1985 Devins, G.M.; Mandin, H.; Mann, J. Psychosocial Predictors of Survival in End-Stage Renal Disease.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1990, Vol. 178, 127 - 133 1990 Konstam, V.; Pouleur, H.; Salem, D. Baseline Quality of Life as a Predictor of Mortality and Hospitalization in 5,025 Patients with Congestive Heart Failure.
American Journal of Cardiology, 1996, Vol. 78, 890 - 895 1996 Lyyra, T, M Predictors of Mortality in Old Age.
Doctor Thesis University of Jyväskylä, 2006, Jyväskylä, Finland 2006 Moskowitz, J.T. Positive Affect Predicts Lower Risk of AIDS Mortality.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2003, Vol. 65, 620 - 626 2003 Lyyra, T, M; Rantanen, T.; Read, S.; Törmäkangas, T.M. Satisfaction with Present Life Predicts Survival in Octogenarians.
Journal of Gerontology, 2006, Vol. 61B, 319 - 326 2006 Derogatis, L.R.; Abeloff, M.D.; Melisaratos, N. Psychological Coping Mechanisms and Survival Time in Metastatic Breast Cancer.
JAMA, 1979, Vol. 242, 1504 - 1508 1979 Stones, M.J.; Dorman, B.; Kozma, A. The Prediction of Mortality in Elderly Institution Residents.
Journal of Gerontology, 1989, Vol. 44, 72 - 79 1989 Parker, M.G.; Nordström, M.L.; Thorslund, M. Predictors of Mortality for the Oldest Old. A 4-Year Follow-Up of Community-Based Elderly in Sweden.
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 1992, Vol. 14, 227 - 237 1992 Brown, J.E.; Butow, P.N.; Coates, A.S.; Culjak, G. Psychosocial Predictors of Outcome: Time to Relapse and Survival in Patients with Early Stage Melanoma.
British Journal of Cancer, 2000, Vol. 11, 1448 - 1453 2000 Kawamoto, R.; Doi, T. Self-Reported Functional Ability Predicts Three-Year Mobility and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Persons.
Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 2002, Vol. 2, 68 - 74 2002 O'Connor, B.P; Vallerand, R.J. Psychological Adjustment Variables as Predictors as Mortality Among Nursing Home Residents.
Psychology and Aging, 1998, Vol.13, 368 - 374 1998 Edwards, J.; DiClemente, C.; Samuels, M.L. Psychological Characteristics: A Pretreatment Survival Marker of Patients with Testicular Cancer.
Journal of Psychological Oncology, 1985, Vol.3, 79 - 94 1985 Nicklasson, M.; Bergman, B. Validity, Reliability and Clinical Relevance of EORTC QLQ-C30 and LC13 in patients with Chest Malignancies in a Palliative Setting.
Quality of Life Research, 2007, Vol. 16, 1019 - 1028. 2007 Zhang, X.; Hwang, S.S. The Micro Consequences of Macro-Level Social Transition: How did Russians Survive in the 1990s?
Social Indicators Research, 2007, Vol. 82, 337 - 360. 2007 Veenhoven, R. Healthy Happiness: Effects of Happiness on Physical Health and the Consequences for Preventive Health Care.
Journal of Happiness Studies: 2008, Vol. 9, 449 - 469 2008 Lehr, U.M.; Thomae, H. Psycho-soziale Korrelate der Langlebigkeit. ( Psycho-Social Correlates of Longevity).
Aktuelle Gerontologie, 1974, Vol. 4, 261 - 268 1974 Koopmans, T.A.; Geleijnse, J.M.; Giltay, E.J.; Zitman, F.G. Effects of Happiness on All-Cause Mortality During 15 Years of Follow-Up: The Arnhem Elderly Study.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2010, Vol. 11, 113 - 124 2010 Bjornskov, C. Healthy and Happy in Europe? On the Association between Happiness and Life Expectancy over Time.
Social Science and Medicine, 2008, Vol. 66 , 1750 - 1759. 2008 Menec, V.H. The Relation between Every Day Activities and Successful Aging: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study.
Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences, 2003, Vol. 58b, 74 - 82. 2003 Veenhoven, R. Enjoyment of Life lengthens Life. Findings and Consequences.
Freire, T.; Ed.: "Understanding Positive Life Research an Practice on Positive Psychology'', Climepsi, 2009, Lisabon, Portugal, 19 - 42 2009 Guven, C.; Saloumidis, R. Why is the World getting Older? The Influence of Happiness on Mortality.
Economics Series SWP 2009/03, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, 2009, Australia 2009 Martin, L.R.; Criqui, M.H.; Friedman, H.S.; Schwartz, J.E.; Tomlinson-Kersey, C.; Tucker, J.S. A Life Course Perspective on Childhood Cheerfulness and Its Relation to Mortality Risk.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2002, Vol. 28, 1155 - 1165 2002 Diener, E. Happy People Live Longer: Subjective Well-Being Contributes to Health and Longevity.
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2011, Vol. 3 , 1 - 43 2011 Abel, E.L.; Kruger, M.L. Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity.
Psychological Science, 2010, Vol. 21, 542 - 544 2010 McCamish-Svensson, C.; Dehlin, O.; Hagberg, B.; Svensson, T. Social Relationships and Health as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Advanced Old Age: Results from a Swedish Longitudinal Study.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1999, Vol. 48, 301 - 324 1999 Maier, H.; Smith, J. Psychological Predictors of Mortality in Old Age.
Journal of Gerontology, 1999, Vol. 54B, 44 - 54 1999 Chida, Y.; Steptoe, A. Positive Psychological Well-Being and Mortality: A Quantitative Review of Prospective Observational Studies.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2008, Vol. 70, 741 - 756 2008 Berg, A.I. Life Satisfaction in late life: Markers and predictors of Level and Change among 80+ Year Olds.
Ph. D. Thesis, University of Gothenburg, 2008, Sweden 2008 Anstey, K.J.; Andrews, G.; Luszcz, M. Psychological Factors, Gender and Late-Life Mortality.
Ageing International, 2002, Vol. 27, 73 - 89 2002 Moskowitz, J.T.; Acree, M.; Epel, E.S. Positive Affect Uniquely Predicts lower Risk of Mortality in People with Diabetes.
Health Psychology, 2008, Vol. 27, 73 - 82 2008 Shirai, K.; Iso, H.; Tsugane, S. Perceived Level of Life Enjoyment and Risks of cardiovascular Disease Incidence and Mortality
Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association, on line version, 2009,Vol. 120, 956 - 963 2009 Xu, J.; Roberts, R.E. The Power of Positive Emotions: It's a Matter of Life or Death. Subjective Well-Being and Longevity over 28 Years in a General Population.
Health Psychology, 2010, Vol. 29, 9 - 19 2010 Steptoe, A.; Wardle, J. Positive Affect Measured using Ecological Momentary Assessment and Survival in Older Men and Women.
PNAS, 2011, Vol. 108, 18244 - 18249 2011 Lamers, S.M.; Bohlmeijer, E.T.; Bolier, L.; Smit, F.; Westerhof, G.J. The Impact of Emotional Well-Being on Long-Term Recovery Survival in Physical Illness: A Meta-Analysis.
Lamers, S., M.: "Positive and Mental Health. Measurement, Relevance and Implications'', University of Twente, 2012, Twente, Netherlands, 115 - 138 2012 Carstensen, L.L.; Ram, N.; Scheibe, S.; Turan, B. Emotional Experience Improves With Age: Evidence Based on Over 10 Years of Experience Sampling
Psychology and Aging, 2011, Vol.26, 21 - 33 2011 Kahana, E.; Kahana, B.; Lawrence, R.H. Long-Term Impact of Preventive Proactivity on Quality of Life of the Old-Old.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2002; Vol. 64, 382 - 394 2002 Chipperfield, J.G. Incongruence between Health Perceptions and Health Problems: Implications for Survival among Seniors.
Journal of Aging and Health, 1993, Vol. 5, 475 - 496 1993 Deeg, D.J.; VanderMaas, P.J.; VanZonneveld, R. Medical and Social Predictors of Longevity in the Elderly: Total Predictive Value and Interdependence.
Social Science & Medicine, 1998, Vol. 29, 1271- 1280 1989 Kimmel, P.L.; Peterson, R.A.; Weihs, K.L. Psychosocial Factors, Behavioral Compliance and Survival in Urban Hemodialysis Patients.
Kidney International, 1998, Vol. 54, 245 - 254 1998 Gustafsson, T.M.; Isacson, D.G.; Thorslund, M. Mortality in Elderly Men and Women in a Swedish Municipality.
Age and Ageing, 1998, Vol. 27, 585 - 593 1998 Ho, S.C. Health and Social Predictors of Mortality in an Elderly Chinese Cohort.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1991, Vol. 133, 907 - 921 1991 Sadler, M.E.; Christensen, K.; Miller, C.J. Subjective Wellbeing and Longevity: A Co-Twin Control Study.
Twin Research and Human Genetics, 2011 Vol. 14, 249 - 256 2011 Andrews, G.; Clark, M.; Luszcz, M. Successful Aging in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging: Applying the MacArthur Model Cross-Nationally.
Journal of Social Issues, 2002, Vol. 58, 749 - 765 2002 Iwasa, H.; Gondo, Y.; Kawaai, C. Subjective Well-Being as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality Among Middle-Aged and Elderly People Living in an Urban Japanese Community: A Seven-Year Prospective Cohort Study.
Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 2006, Vol. 6, 216 - 222 2006 Krause, J.S. Survival Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Fifteen-Year Prospective Study.
Rehabilitation Psychology, 1991, Vol. 36, 89 - 98 1991 Krause, J.S.; Crewe, N.M. Prediction of Long-term Survival of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury : A n 11-Year Prospective Study.
Rehabilitation Psychology, 1987, Vol. 32, 205 - 213 1987 Wiest, M.; Schüz, B.; Wurm, S. Subjective Well-Being and Mortality Revisited: Differential Effects of Cognitive and Emotional Facets of Well-Being on Mortality.
Health Psychology, 2011, Vol. 30, 728 - 735 2011 Qiang, L. Subjective Well-Being and Mortality in Chinese Oldest Old.
MPIDR WORKING PAPER WP 2005-011, 2005, Rostock, Germany 2005 Ambrasat, J.; Schupp, J.; Wagner, D. Comparing the Predictive Power of Subjective and Objective Health Indicators: Changes in Hand Grip Strength and Overall Satisfaction with Life as Predictors of Mortality.
Soep Papers, 2011, No. 398, 1 - 15, Berlin, Germany 2011 Bowling, A.P.; Grundy, E. Differentials in Mortality up to 20 Years after Baseline Interview among Older People in East London and Essex.
Age and Ageing, 2009, Vol. 38, 51 - 55 2009 Meinow, B.; Kareholt, I.; Parker, M.G. The Effect of the Duration of Follow-Up in Mortality Analysis: The Temporal Pattern of Different Predictors.
Journal of Gerontology - SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2004, Vol. 59, 181 - 189 2004 Carmel, S.; Shrira, A. The Will to Live and Death-Related Decline in Life Satisfaction
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