Stability and change in social negativity in later life: Reducing received while maintaining initiated negativity

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Boerner, Kathrin ^a,c   Reinhardt, Joann P ^a   Raykov, Tenko ^b   Horowitz, Amy ^a  

^a Arlene R Gordon Research Institute   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lighthouse International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 3543011312     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.4.S230     Document Type: Article

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