Comparisons of Purpose in Life scores between alcoholics with early and later onset.
No significant differences were found on Purpose in Life scores of 33 early onset (before age 40) and 27 late onset (after 40 years of age) alcoholic men in alcoholism treatment centers. Differences were found between the later onset group and another group of early onset alcoholics (n = 38) as well as an older nonalcoholic group of 20 tested by Meier and Edwards.
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United Catholic Social Services, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics