Longitudinal change in happiness during aging: The predictive role of positive expectancies

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-241

  Holahan, Carole K ^a   Holahan, Charles J ^a   Velasquez, Katherine E ^a   North, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WELLBEING;

AFFECT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41749100393     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.66.3.d     Document Type: Article

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