Daily emotional and physical reactivity to stressors among widowed and married older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-28

  Hahn, Elizabeth A ^a   Cichy, Kelly E ^b   Small, Brent J ^c   Almeida, David M ^d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily diary; Stress; Well being; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY DIARY.; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; WELL-BEING; WIDOW;

DAILY DIARY.; STRESS; WELL-BEING; WIDOWHOOD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84894416462     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt035     Document Type: Article

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