Perceived Trajectories of Life Satisfaction Across Past, Present, and Future: Profiles and Correlates of Subjective Change in Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 833-847

  Röcke, Christina ^a   Lachman, Margie E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

life satisfaction; person centered; subjective change; subjective well being; successful development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 58749108139     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013680     Document Type: Article

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