Sense of belonging as a predictor of reasons for living in older adults

Death Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-258

  Kissane, Melissa ^a   McLaren, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; SAMPLING; SUICIDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 31544439170     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180500493401     Document Type: Article

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