Age identity and subjective well-being: A comparison of the United States and Germany

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Westerhof, Gerben J ^a   Barrett, Anne E ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; ILLUSION; LIFE SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 18244386727     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.3.S129     Document Type: Article

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