Social comparison in Chinese older adults

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 242-252

  Chou, K L ^a   Chi, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034841417     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860120065032     Document Type: Article

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