Resilience and coping as predictors of general well-being in the elderly: A structural equation modeling approach

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-326

  Tomás, José Manuel ^a   Sancho, Patricia ^a   Melendez, Juan Carlos ^a   Mayordomo, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

coping strategies; elderly; resilience; structural equation modeling; well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPAIN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84859725865     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.615737     Document Type: Article

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