Patterns of Longitudinal Change in Older Adults' Self-Rated Health: The Effect of the Point of Reference

Health Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-152

  Sargent Cox, Kerry A ^a   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing; health status; longitudinal studies; self perception

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77949631655     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017652     Document Type: Article

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