Strengths and satisfaction across the adult lifespan

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-201

  Isaacowitz, Derek M ^a   Vaillant, George E ^b   Seligman, Martin E P ^c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEAUTY; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHILADELPHIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 1842778919     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/61EJ-LDYR-Q55N-UT6E     Document Type: Review

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