Everyday competence in later life: Current status and future directions

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 422-433

  Diehl, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Everyday competence; Multidimensionality; Person environment relation; Transactional perspective

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031867960     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.4.422     Document Type: Review

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