Sense of control and self-reported health in a population-based sample of older americans: Assessment of potential confounding by affect, personality, and social support

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 140-147

  Ward, Michael M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Personality; Self reported health; Sense of control; Social support

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFFECT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84879606079     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-011-9218-x     Document Type: Article

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