How Healthy Are We?
A National Study of Well-Being at Midlife
Will be published approx. on 15. January 2004
Book
Hardback
688 pages
978-0-226-07475-7 (ISBN)
Description
How physically and psychologically healthy are Americans at midlife? And why do some experience greater well-being than others? The MacArthur Foundation addressed these questions head-on by funding a landmark study known as "Midlife in the U.S." (MIDUS). "How Healthy Are We?" presents the key findings from the survey in three sections: physical health, quality of life and psychological well-being, and the contexts of midlife. This wide-ranging study measures not only health - the absence of illness - but also reports on the presence of wellness in middle-aged Americans. Researchers, policymakers, and others concerned with the quality of midlife will welcome its insights.
Reviews / Votes
"A decade of innovative research by an all-star scientific team yields this insightful description of strategies we use to navigate challenges over the life course. How Healthy Are We? redefines 'middle age' for scientists and for the rest of our society by debunking the myth of the midlife crisis and revealing the reality of middle age in America today." - Jack W. Rowe, Chairman and CEO, Aetna"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
1077 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-07475-7 (9780226074757)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Orville Gilbert Brim | Carol D. Ryff | Ronald C. Kessler
How Healthy Are We?
A National Study of Well-Being at Midlife
E-Book
06/2019
1st Edition
University of Chicago Press
€42.00
Available for download
Persons
Orville Gilbert Brim is president of Life Trends Inc. and former director of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Midlife Development. Carol D. Ryff is professor of psychology and director of the Institute on Aging at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Ronald C. Kessler is professor in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School.