Mental health of small-town Kansas elderly: a report from the Great Plains.

This paper presents an overview of a large-scale interview study of the subjective well-being of approximately 1,000 older (65 + years) Kansans residing across 18 small towns (2,500 and under in size). Descriptive results of assessments of social and psychological well-being are presented, along with a second-order taxonomy of well-being profiles. Results of path model analyses of physical, psychosocial, and demographic predictors of mental health of both men and women are offered. Data pertaining to the utilization of services are also presented.