Beyond fun and friendship: The Red Hat Society as a coping resource for older women

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 979-999

  Hutchinson, Susan I ^a,d   Yarnal, Careen M ^b   Staffordson, Julie ^c   Kerstetter, Deborah I ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Leisure; Older women; Positive emotions; Social supports; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPING STRATEGY; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 51849132680     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08007058     Document Type: Article

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