"Feeling younger, being stronger": An experimental study of subjective age and physical functioning among older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Stephan, Yannick ^a   Chalabaev, Aïna ^b   Kotter Grühn, Dana ^c   Jaconelli, Alban ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical function; Social comparison; Subjective age

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84871767936     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs037     Document Type: Article

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