Age differences in reactivity to daily stressors: The role of personal control

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Neupert, Shevaun D ^a   Almeida, David M ^b   Charles, Susan Turk ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFLICT; CONTROL; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK;

EID: 34548646088     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/62.4.P216     Document Type: Article

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