Change in health and self-perceptions of aging over 16 years: The role of psychological resources

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 423-432

  Sargent Cox, Kerry A ^a   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mediating multilevel structural equation models; Psychological resources; Self perceptions of aging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; AUSTRALIA; CONTROL; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84867602134     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027464     Document Type: Article

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