Control striving in older adults with serious health problems: A 9-year longitudinal study of survival, health, and well-being

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 432-445

  Hall, Nathan C ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^b   Heckhausen, Jutta ^c   Perry, Raymond P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control striving; Goal engagement; Older adults; Serious health problems

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STROKE; SURVIVAL; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; INDIVIDUALITY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 77953998817     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019278     Document Type: Article

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