Toward an integrative science of life-span development and aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-278

  Hofer, Scott M ^a   Piccinin, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural differences; Developmental methods; Life course and developmental change; Longitudinal change; Measurement; Quantitative methods; Research Methods and Issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77951226360     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq017     Document Type: Article

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