Cosmic transcendence and framework of meaning in life: Patterns among older adults in The Netherlands

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Braam, Arjan W ^a,c   Bramsen, Inge ^b   Van Tilburg, Theo G ^b   Van Der Ploeg, Henk M ^b   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COSMIC TRANSCENDENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOTRANSCENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SECULARISM; WIDOW;

EID: 33646576503     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.3.S121     Document Type: Article

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