Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1477-1486

  Eklund, Mona ^c   Bäckström, Martin ^a   Lissner, Lauren ^b   Björkelund, Cecilia ^b   Sonn, Ulla ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Extraversion; Neuroticism; Occupational value; Self rated health; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 78349310233     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9711-8     Document Type: Article

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