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The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG)

NorLAG is a multidisciplinary and longitudinal study that includes data on well-being, health, work, care, and family relations in the second half of life (age 40 plus).

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New research article

Our personality develops over the whole lifespan and in particular when our life circumstances change. Retirement is a life event that brings changes in identity, day structures, and social roles of former workers. Does it also change your personality? A new article by Georg Henning, Gøril Kvamme Løset and Oliver Huxhold.

Read the article (psycnet.apa.org)

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What determines the receipt of help from adult children?

Older parents have varying expectations about how much support they ought to receive from their adult children, while adult children have their own perspectives on the matter. However, attitudes alone do not determine who will provide help when the need arises.

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Elderly with no partner or family contact face higher risk of early death

A large Norwegian study shows that social isolation and loneliness can significantly increase the risk of early death among older adults.

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Having children does not automatically result in a happier life

According to a study from OsloMet, having children does not increase quality of life, even in old age.

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Old age and happiness: some common misconceptions

Are older people more likely to feel loneliness? Will having children make you happier when you get old? And are old men really as irritable as we think?

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