Activities and well-being in older age: Effects of self-concept arid educational attainment

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Regula Herzog, A ^a   Markus, Hazel R ^c   Franks, Melissa M ^b   Holmberg, Diane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 2642703467     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.13.2.179     Document Type: Article

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