Life satisfaction, anxiety, depression and resilience across the life span of men

Aging Male

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-39

  Beutel, Manfred E ^a   Glaesmer, Heide ^b   Wiltink, Jörg ^a   Marian, Hanna ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing men; Anxiety; Community study; Depression; Life satisfaction; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUALITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249133722     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685530903296698     Document Type: Article

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