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 Perceived Autonomy in Old Age (PAA)Ralf Schwarzer 2008 | 
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| . I live by my own choices now that I am old. | 
| 2. I make my own decisions and dont need others to protect me. | 
| 3. I organize my life according to my own ideas. | 
| 4. I cope with my daily life without outside help. | 
| 1  not at all true 2  rather not true 3  somewhat true 4  definitely true Cronbach's alpha =.91 | 
Warner,
L.M., Ziegelmann, J. P., Schüz, B., Wurm, S., Tesch-Römer, C., & Schwarzer,
R. (2011). Maintaining autonomy despite multimorbidity: Self-efficacy and the two
faces of social support. European Journal of Ageing. doi:
10.1007/s10433-011-0176-6