Spousal social activity trajectories in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing in the context of cognitive, physical, and affective resources

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Hoppmann, Christiane A ^a   Gerstorf, Denis ^b   Luszcz, Mary ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Couples; Growth curve modeling; Social activities; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 41649114021     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.1.P41     Document Type: Article

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