Compensatory conscientiousness and health in older couples: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-559

  Roberts, Brent W ^a   Smith, Jacqui ^b   Jackson, Joshua J ^a   Edmonds, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SPOUSES;

EID: 65549132976     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02339.x     Document Type: Article

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