Interpersonal relatedness and self-definition in late adulthood depression: Personality predispositions, and protective factors

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-382

  Besser, Avi ^a   Priel, Beatriz ^b  

^a SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Connectedness; Depression; Efficacy; Fear of death; Late adulthood; Neediness; Self criticism; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344472343     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.4.351     Document Type: Review

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