Personality and physical functioning among older adults: The moderating role of education

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 553-557

  Jaconelli, Alban ^a   Stephan, Yannick ^b   Canada, Brice ^a   Chapman, Benjamin P ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Education; Personality; Physical functioning

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING.; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; VERY ELDERLY;

AGING; EDUCATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING.;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 84878831591     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs094     Document Type: Article

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