Gains in well-being achieved through retrospective-proactive life review by independent older women

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-214

  Arkoff, Abe ^a   Meredith, Gerald M ^a   Dubanoski, Joan Pabst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Life review; Older women; Psychological well being; Reminiscence

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442521101     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167804263065     Document Type: Review

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