Relationships between altruistic activity and positive and negative affect among low-income older adult service providers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 294-299

  Dulin, P L ^a   Hill, R D ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Educational Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042267286     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000120697     Document Type: Article

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