The Sense of Control as a Moderator of Social Class Differences in Health and Well-Being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 763-773

  Lachman, Margie E ^a   Weaver, Suzanne L ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0032014452     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.3.763     Document Type: Article

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