Does psychological well-being change with age? Longitudinal tests of age variations and further exploration of the multidimensionality of Ryff's model of psychological well-being

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 392-398

  Springer, Kristen W ^a   Pudrovska, Tetyana ^b   Hauser, Robert M ^c  

^a Camden Campus of Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and well being; Aging; Longitudinal analyses; Measurement; Psychological well being; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149431396     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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