Determinants of a sense of mastery in Korean American elders: A longitudinal assessment

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Jang, Yuri ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a   Lee, Jeongnam ^b   Cho, Soyeon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Korean American elders; Sense of mastery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SENSE OF MASTERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; KOREA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 60549117706     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802154531     Document Type: Article

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