Self and personality in old and very old age: A sample case of resilience?

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 867-885

  Staudinger, U M ^a   Fleeson, W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 0000698070     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954579400007471     Document Type: Article

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