Older Adults Prefer Less Choice Than Young Adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 671-675

  Reed, Andrew E ^a   Mikels, Joseph A ^a   Simon, Kosali I ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

aging; choice; decision making; preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 54049152750     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012772     Document Type: Article

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