Perceived control as a longitudinal moderator of late-life stressors on depressive symptoms

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 718-723

  Dulin, Patrick L ^a   Hanson, Bridget L ^a   King, Diane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

control; mood; older adults; stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84881282437     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.784956     Document Type: Article

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