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Old age expectations are related to how long people want to live

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ID11201143
AuthorsCATHERINE E BOWEN (0000-0003-3887-2691, Austrian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Vegard Skirbekk (0000-0002-1647-3246, Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
Year2017
Volume37
Issue9
Pages1898-1923
Publication date2017-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x16000726
OpenAlexW2465860457
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited41

How long do people want to live? Why do some people want to live a very long time, and others would rather die relatively young? In the current study we examine the extent to which the preference to die young (

Expectancy theory · Happiness · Life expectancy · Multinomial logistic regression · Pessimism · Population · Preference · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
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