Knowledge about aging and worry in older adults: Testing the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-141

  Nuevo, Roberto ^a   Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^b   Montorio, Ignacio ^c   Ruiz, Miguel A ^c   Cabrera, Isabel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beliefs about aging; FAQ; GAD; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WORRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; STEREOTYPING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 60549090613     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802591088     Document Type: Article

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