Wisdom from life's challenges: Qualitative interviews with low- and moderate-income older adults who were nominated as being wise

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 592-614

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   Landeros, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Stonebridge Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Life lessons; Low income older adults; Self transcendence; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79960753725     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.585438     Document Type: Article

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