Persistence in goal striving and positive reappraisal as psychosocial resources for ageing well: A dyadic analysis

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 874-884

  Windsor, Tim D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dyads; Primary control; Secondary control; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 70449419840     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902918199     Document Type: Article

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