Goals and everyday problem solving: Examining the link between age-related goals and problem-solving strategy use

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-423

  Hoppmann, Christiane A ^a   Heckman Coats, Abby ^a   Blanchard Fields, Fredda ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eeveryday problem solving; Goals; Life span development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CREATIVENESS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 46349098527     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580701533777     Document Type: Article

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