Growing older: A qualitative inquiry into the textured narratives of older, rural women

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 707-715

  Terrill, Lauren ^a   Gullifer, Judith ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

age; ageing; qualitative; rural; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE STYLE; NARRATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 77954410031     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310368180     Document Type: Article

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