Subjective well-being dynamics in couples from the Australian longitudinal study of aging

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-160

  Walker, Ruth ^a   Luszcz, Mary ^a   Gerstorf, Denis ^b   Hoppmann, Christiane ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Couples; Dual change score modeling; Longitudinal; Marriage; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPOUSES;

EID: 79951554027     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318633     Document Type: Article

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