Collective self-esteem and the onset of chronic conditions and reduced activity in a longitudinal study of aging

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1817-1827

  Bailis, Daniel S ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^a   Helgason, Tiffany R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Aging; Canada; Chronic conditions; Collective self esteem; Secondary control; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGING; HEALTH STATUS;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANITOBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN HEALTH;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 40749102522     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.028     Document Type: Article

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