Causal beliefs, social participation, and loneliness among older adults: A longitudinal study

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 273-290

  Newall, Nancy E ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^a   Clifton, Rodney A ^a   Perry, Raymond P ^a   Swift, Audrey U ^a   Ruthig, Joelle C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution theory; Causal attributions; Health; Loneliness; Social participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449087312     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509106718     Document Type: Article

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