Age differences in blame attributions: The role of relationship outcome ambiguity and personal identification

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Blanchard Fields, Fredda ^a,b   Beatty, Carolyn ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 12344304162     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.1.P19     Document Type: Article

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