Growth is not just for the young: Growth narratives, eudaimonic resilience, and the aging self

New Frontiers in Resilient Aging: Life-Strengths and Well-Being in Late Life

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 60-89

  Bauer, Jack J ^a   Park, Sun W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84860889379     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511763151.004     Document Type: Chapter

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