Late-midlife and older couples' shared possible selves and psychological well-being during times of illness: The role of collaborative problem solving

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 416-424

  Schindler, Ines ^a   Berg, Cynthia A ^b   Butler, Jorie M ^b   Fortenberry, Katherine T ^b   Wiebe, Deborah J ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative problem solving; Late midlife and older married couples; Prostate cancer; Psychological well being; Shared possible selves

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77953625199     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq030     Document Type: Article

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