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The Chinese Aging Well Profile (CAWP) is a 31-item scale for assessing subjective well-being in late middle-aged and older Chinese (50+) (Ku, Fox, & McKenna, 2008). The scale was developed to examine the overall level of SWB (i.e., “general” well-being) and the levels of the seven dimensions of SWB, including (1) “physical” well-being: the extent to which you feel you have maintained a strong, healthy body and an energetic lifestyle, free from pains and illnesses; (2) “psychological” well-being: the extent to which you feel you maintain cognitive function and you feel positive toward daily life rather than negative; (3) “learning and growth” well-being: the extent to which you feel you have the ability to learn and can develop yourself and pursue self-growth; (4) “independence” well-being: the extent to which you feel you can take care of yourself; (5) “material” well-being: the extent to which you feel you do not need to worryabout financial situations; (6)...
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Ku, PW., Chen, LJ. (2014). Chinese Aging Well Profile. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3943
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