Age Differences in the Etiology of the Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Self-Rated Health

Harris, Jennifer R.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Stacey, Candace; McClearn, G. E.; Nesselroade, John R.

doi:10.1177/089826439200400302

Age Differences in the Etiology of the Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Self-Rated Health

This study explores age differences in the genetic and environmental influences that may mediate the relationship between life satisfaction and self-rated health. The participants are from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA), which includes 99 pairs of identical twins reared apart, 1…