Life events and personality predicting loneliness among centenarians: Findings from the Georgia centenarian study

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 173-188

  Hensley, Bob ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Margrett, Jennifer A ^b   MacDonald, Maurice ^c   Siegler, Ilene C ^d   Poon, Leonard W ^e  

^a The College of St Scholastica   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

developmental issues; emotional development; personality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84863394428     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2011.613874     Document Type: Article

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