Age stereotypes in middle-aged through old-old adults

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-212

  Davis, Neil ^a   Friedrich, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77951139942     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.70.3.b     Document Type: Article

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