The role of self-enhancing evaluations in a successful life transition

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Kwan, Christine Man Lai ^a   Love, Gayle Dienberg ^a   Ryff, Carol D ^a   Essex, Marilyn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037334949     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.1.3     Document Type: Article

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