Intraindividual variability in perceived control in an older sample: The MacArthur successful aging studies

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 489-502

  Eizenman, Dara R ^b   Nesselroade, John R ^c   Featherman, David L ^c   Rowe, John W ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONCEPTION; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030968620     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.12.3.489     Document Type: Article

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