When i am an old woman, i shall wear purple: Red hatters cope with getting old

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 99-114

  Elise Radina, M ^a   Lynch, Annette ^b   Stalp, Marybeth C ^b   Manning, Lydia K ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Friendship; Leisure; Social groups; Social support; Well being; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 45449102278     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v20n01_08     Document Type: Article

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