Cultural differences in possible selves during later life

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-268

  Waid, Lisa D ^a   Frazier, Leslie D ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Feared selves; Hoped for selves

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NATIVE SPECIES; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0038446426     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(03)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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