Health-specific optimism mediates between objective and perceived physical functioning in older adults

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 400-406

  Warner, Lisa M ^a,b   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a,c   Schüz, Benjamin ^b   Wurm, Susanne ^b   Tesch Römer, Clemens ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Multimorbidity; Older adults; Optimism; Physical functioning; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84864063771     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9368-y     Document Type: Article

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