Social support as a mediator in the relation between sensation seeking (need for stimulation) and psychological adjustment in older adults

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 798-801

  Roth, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Mediation; Sensation seeking; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849100863     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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