Motivational style, length of residence, voluntariness, and gender as influences on adjustment to long term care: A pilot study

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 13-34

  Curtiss, Karin ^a   Hayslip Jr , Bert ^a   Dolan, Diana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Gender; Institutionalization; Motivation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049184802     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v15n04_02     Document Type: Article

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