How to achieve resilience as an older widower: Turning points or gradual change?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-382

  Bennett, Kate M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Personality; Resilience; Social support; Widower

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELDERLY POPULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952427033     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09990572     Document Type: Article

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