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How healthy are we?: a national study of well-being at midlife
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Quality Of LifeFamily MedicineExperience Greater Well-beingHealth PsychologySocial Determinants Of HealthPsychologySocial SciencesPhysical HealthHealthy AgingMidlife HealthPublic HealthPsychological Well-beingChild Well-beingHealth PolicyWellness StudiesEmotional Well-beingHealth PromotionWellness ProgramsLandmark StudyWellness MeasurementMacarthur FoundationLife SatisfactionSubjective Well-beingHealth BehaviorLater AdulthoodNational Study
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.