Social comparison and affect: A study among elderly women

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-189

  Michinov, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Affect; Elderly women; Social comparison; Well being

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRANCE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRANCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 38449092773     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.147.2.175-189     Document Type: Article

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