Perceived self-efficacy and everyday problem solving among young and older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-79

  Artistico, Daniele ^a,b   Cervone, Daniel ^b   Pezzuti, Lina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF EFFICACY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037336391     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.1.68     Document Type: Article

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