Psychological well-being Asian style: The perspective of Thai elders

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-302

  Ingersoll Dayton, Berit ^a   Saengtienchai, Chanpen ^b   Kespichayawattana, Jiraporn ^b   Aungsuroch, Yupin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asian vs; Dimensions of well being; Psychological health; Western views

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344249334     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011984017317     Document Type: Article

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