Age stereotypes and self-views in later life: Evaluating rival assumptions

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 549-554

  Rothermund, Klaus ^a   Brandtstädter, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0242708647     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000208     Document Type: Article

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