With a little help from my spouse: Does spousal collaboration compensate for the effects of cognitive aging?

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-166

  Rauers, Antje ^a   Riediger, Michaela ^a   Schmiedek, Florian ^a,b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Collaborative cognition; Interpersonal cueing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951552324     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317335     Document Type: Article

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