Perceived continuity of self in very old age

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 162-169

  Troll, Lillian E ^a   Skaff, Marilyn McKean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 1842414237     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.12.1.162     Document Type: Article

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