Gender differences in coping with functional disability in older married couples: The role of personality and social resources

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-433

  Robb, Claire ^a   Small, Brent ^b   Haley, William E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging couples; Functional disability; Personal resources; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 51849153793     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802224326     Document Type: Article

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