Identity processes and memory controllability in middle and later adulthood

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 582-599

  Jones, Kelly M ^a   Krauss Whitbourne, Susan ^a   Whitbourne, Stacey B ^b   Skultety, Karyn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Identity processes; Memory controllability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 70349095316     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808330823     Document Type: Article

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