Satisfaction with social support in older adulthood: The influence of social support changes and goal adjustment capacities

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 875-885

  Wrosch, Carsten ^a   Rueggeberg, Rebecca ^a   Hoppmann, Christiane A ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Goal disengagement; Goal reengagement; Older adulthood; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SATISFACTION; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84884333110     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032730     Document Type: Article

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