It takes two to tango: Why older people have the best relationships

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-176

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Charles, Susan T ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Aging; Conflict; Emotion regulation; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954470528     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410370297     Document Type: Article

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