Multidomain trajectories of psychological functioning in old age: A longitudinal perspective on (uneven) successful aging

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2309-2324

  Morack, Jennifer ^a   Ram, Nilam ^b   Fauth, Elizabeth B ^c   Gerstorf, Denis ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latent profile analysis; Mortality; Old age; Patterns of aging; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 84890031125     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032267     Document Type: Article

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