Perceiving control: A double-edged sword in old age

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Kunzmann, Ute ^a   Little, Todd ^a   Smith, Jacqui ^a  

^a Institute for Human Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036841767     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/57.6.P484     Document Type: Article

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