Aging Well in an Upscale Retirement Community: The Relationships Among Perceived Stress, Mattering, and Wellness

✍ Scribed by Jane E. Myers; Suzanne Degges-White

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 397 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1524-6817
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0029.2007.tb00035.x

✦ Synopsis

Residents (N = 142) of a southeastern, upscale retirement community completed measures of wellness, perceived stress, and mattering. Participants scored higher than did a group of adults under age 60 on 4 of 5 second-order wellness factors and Total Wellness, with medium to large effect sizes. Implications for counselors are discussed.