Life-history related differences in possible selves in very old age

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-127

  Hoppmann, Christiane ^a   Smith, Jacqui ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILDLESSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERMANY; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; AFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EVENT; MORALITY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFFECT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BERLIN; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MORALE; MOTHERS; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE PERSON; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34247882114     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/GL71-PW45-Q481-5LN7     Document Type: Article

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