According to a study among older Germans who were hospitalized with various disabilities, it was found that their _____ rather than their _____ decreased their subjective well-being
a. attitude toward the infirmity; physical impairments
c. social support; age
b. age; social support
d. physical impairments; attitude toward the infirmity
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: A study on older Germans hospitalized with various disabilities found that it was not the physical impairments that decreased subjective well-being as much as the person's attitude toward the infirmity. People with more positive attitudes scored higher in subjective well-being than those who expressed negative attitudes (Schneider, Driesch, Kruse, Nehen, & Heuft, 2006).
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