Proactive aging: A longitudinal study of stress, resources, agency, and well-being in late life

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-451

  Kahana, Eva ^a   Kelley Moore, Jessica ^a   Kahana, Boaz ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation to stress; proactivity; quality of life; successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859714468     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.644519     Document Type: Article

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