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Perceived Environmental Stress, Depression, and Quality of Life in Older, Low Income, Minority Urban Adults

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Quality of Life in Old Age

Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series ((SINS,volume 31))

In this chapter we explore the predictors of perceived environmental stress (PES) and depression as indicators of quality of life (QoL) among older adults living in low-income subsidised senior housing in buildings with challenging social environments. We demonstrate that there is considerable variation in the ways that residents of these buildings respond to their environment that are closely linked to their mental health status and their perception of the stressors in their immediate environment.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Central Connecticut State University, USA

    William B. Disch Ph.D.

  2. Senior Scientist and Founding Director, Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Jean J. Schensul Ph.D.

  3. Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Kim E. Radda (MA, RN, Project Director)

  4. Center on Ageing, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA

    Julie T. Robison Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)

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    Heidrun Mollenkopf (Senior Research Scientist (retired) (Senior Research Scientist (retired)

  2. Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK

    Alan Walker (Professor) (Professor)

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Disch, W.B., Schensul, J.J., Radda, K.E., Robison, J.T. (2007). Perceived Environmental Stress, Depression, and Quality of Life in Older, Low Income, Minority Urban Adults. In: Mollenkopf, H., Walker, A. (eds) Quality of Life in Old Age. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5682-6_9

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