Exploring positive and negative affect as key indicators of life satisfaction among centenarians: Does cognitive performance matter?

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bishop, Alex J ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Poon, Leonard ^c   Johnson, Mary Ann ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVOR;

EID: 84869392539     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/953031     Document Type: Article

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