Relationship between life satisfaction and physical health in older adults: A longitudinal test of cross-lagged and simultaneous effects

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 896-904

  Gana, Kamel ^a   Bailly, Nathalie ^b   Saada, Yaël ^a   Joulain, Michèle ^b   Trouillet, Raphaël ^c   Hervé, Catherine ^b   Alaphilippe, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Cross lagged analysis; Health; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 84886614915     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031656     Document Type: Article

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