Gender differences in social adaptation to a retirement community: Longitudinal changes and the role of mediated communication

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-298

  Waldron, Vincent R ^a   Gitelson, Richard ^a   Kelley, Douglas L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; E mail; Gender; Retirement; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22544451535     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464805277122     Document Type: Article

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