Relationships among social support, perceived control, and psychological distress in late life

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-82

  Nemeroff, Robin ^a   Midlarsky, Elizabeth ^b   Meyer, Joseph ^b  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954068476     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.71.1.d     Document Type: Article

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