Examination of a theoretical model of psychological resilience in older age

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-292

  Windle, Gill ^a   Markland, David A ^b   Woods, Robert T ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Factor structure; Mental health; Personality; Resilience

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AGING; COMPETENCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; WALES;

EID: 50249108478     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802120763     Document Type: Article

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