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Powers, Jennifer R.; Young, Anne F.; Russell, Anne; Pachana, Nancy A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is frequently used in epidemiological surveys to screen for depression, especially among older adults. This article addresses the problem of non-completion of a short form of the CES-D (CESD-10) in a mailed survey of 73- to 78-year-old women enrolled in the Australian Longitudinal Study…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Females, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults

Ranzijn, Rob; Luszcz, Mary – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2000
Focuses on subjective well being as proposed by Lawton (1991), and the idea that most scales share the concepts of positive and negative affect. This hypothesis was tested with two well being scales, using 1,717 participants from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging. Each scale contained factors of positive and negative affect. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Older Adults