Social possible selves, self-regulation, and social goal progress in older adulthood

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-227

  Ko, Han Jung ^a   Mejía, Shannon ^a   Hooker, Karen ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

goal progress; intraindividual variability; possible selves; self regulation; self regulatory beliefs; social goal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REGULATORY BEHAVIOR; SELF REGULATORY BELIEF; SOCIAL GOAL PROGRESS; SOCIAL POSSIBLE SELF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84898966354     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413512063     Document Type: Article

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