Exploring the Influence of Personality on Depressive Symptoms and Self-Esteem Across a Significant Life Transition

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 922-932

  Kling, Kristen C ^c   Ryff, Carol D ^a   Love, Gayle ^a   Essex, Marilyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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

^c ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0242676948     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.85.5.922     Document Type: Article

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