Health aspirations in the context of age and self-rated health: Findings from a representative Hungarian sample

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-278

  Martos, Tamás ^a   Thege, Barna Konkolÿ ^a   Kopp, Mária S ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aging; Approach and avoidance motivation; Health aspirations; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950260823     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309351247     Document Type: Article

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