Narrative foreclosure in later life: Preliminary considerations for a new sensitizing concept

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-370

  Bohlmeijer, E T ^a   Westerhof, G J ^a   Randall, W ^b   Tromp, T ^c   Kenyon, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Reliëf   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Identity development; Interdisciplinary; Narrative foreclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052572931     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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