Social support differentially moderates the impact of neuroticism and extraversion on mental wellbeing among community-dwelling older adults

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 448-458

  McHugh, J E ^a,b   Lawlor, B A ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Older adults; Personality; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY SCALE DEPRESSION 8; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LUBBEN SOCIAL NETWORK SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSIS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; CHARACTER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866347740     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2012.689436     Document Type: Article

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