An Exploratory Analysis of a Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-22

  Webster, Jeffrey Dean ^a  

^a LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ego integrity; Generativity; Implicit theories of wisdom; Positive aging; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037208452     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020782619051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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