Forgiveness of others and health: Do race and neighborhood matter?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-75

  McFarland, Michael J ^a   Smith, Cheryl A ^b   Toussaint, Loren ^c   Thomas, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness of others; Health; Neighborhood; Race

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856413088     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr121     Document Type: Article

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