Title

Cohort Or Developmental Determinants Of Well-Being: A Test Of Competing Hypotheses

Abstract

The focus of this study is a comparison of Levinson's and Easterlin's hypotheses concerning personal well-being in adulthood. The analysis examines each author's concerns independently and integrates the two in a broader age, period, and cohort analytical framework. Data for the analysis are from two nationwide “Americans View Their Mental Health” surveys (1957, 1976). Indicators of personal distress from these data are analyzed using logistic regression techniques. Results of the analysis offer little support for either Levinson's or Easterlin's theories as stated. However, the results reflect an age effect that is slightly different from Levinson's hypothesis. © 1991 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-1991

Publication Title

Sociological Spectrum

Volume

11

Issue

4

Number of Pages

321-350

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.1991.9981976

Socpus ID

84953126723 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84953126723

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