Age, anger regulation and well-being

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-256

  Phillips, L H ^a   Henry, J D ^b   Hosie, J A ^a   Milne, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RUMINATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANGER; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33745728181     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500310385     Document Type: Article

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