Gender differences in the adaptive influence of folk beliefs: A longitudinal study of life satisfaction in aging

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-112

  Swift, Audrey U A A ^a   Bailis, Daniel S ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^a,c   Ruthig, Joelle C ^b   Newall, Nancy E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c Health Liesure and Humam Performance Research Institute   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Emotion focused coping; Folk expressions; Interpretive control; Positive reappraisal; Positive self talk; Proverbs; Psychological adjustment; Reinterpretation; Secondary control

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149121722     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0008-400X.40.2.104     Document Type: Article

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