Coping and defending: Age differences in maturity of defence mechanisms and coping strategies

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-132

  Whitty, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037879578     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000072277     Document Type: Article

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