Strengths and Satisfaction Across the Adult Lifespan
@article{Isaacowitz2003StrengthsAS,
title={Strengths and Satisfaction Across the Adult Lifespan},
author={Derek M. Isaacowitz and George E. Vaillant and M. Seligman},
journal={The International Journal of Aging and Human Development},
year={2003},
volume={57},
pages={181 - 201},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:8366635}
}Investigating the strengths and life satisfaction in three adult samples recruited from the community, as well as in the surviving men of the Grant study of Harvard graduates, found that older adults had higher levels of interpersonal and self-regulatory strengths, whereas younger adults reportedHigher levels of strengths related to exploring the world.
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