Decline in attainability of communion and agency life goals over 2 years following acquired brain injury and theimpact on subjective well-being

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 678-697

  Kuenemund, Anna ^a   Zwick, Sarah ^a   Doering, Bettina K ^a   Conrad, Nico ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a   Exner, Cornelia ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Communion vs. agency; Life goals; Longitudinal; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84884907529     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2013.801779     Document Type: Article

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