Functions of reminiscence and the psychological well-being of young-old and older adults over time

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 272-281

  O'Rourke, Norm ^a   Cappeliez, Philippe ^b   Claxton, Amy ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

invariance analyses; mental health; reminiscence; structural equation modeling; well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 79951935576     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003713281     Document Type: Article

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