Consequences of loneliness on physical activity and mortality in Older adults and the power of positive emotions

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 921-924

  Newall, Nancy E G ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^a   Bailis, Daniel S ^a   Stewart, Tara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Longitudinal; Mortality; Physical activity; Positive emotions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANITOBA; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886608748     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029413     Document Type: Article

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