Stressful Life Events and Psychological Well-being in a Brazilian Sample of Older Persons: The Role of Resilience

Ageing International

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 492-505

  de Couto, Maria Clara Pinheiro Paula ^a   Koller, Sílvia Helena ^a   Novo, Rosa ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brazil; Older persons; Psychological well being; Resilience; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955144371     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-011-9123-2     Document Type: Article

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