Optimism buffers the detrimental effect of negative self-perceptions of ageing on physical and mental health

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 832-848

  Wurm, Susanne ^a,b   Benyamini, Yael ^c  

^a GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ageing stereotypes; depression; optimism; physical functioning; self perceptions of ageing; self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGEING STEREOTYPES; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIMISM; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF AGEING; SELF-RATED HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGEING STEREOTYPES; DEPRESSION; OPTIMISM; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING; SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF AGEING; SELF-RATED HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84899897883     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.891737     Document Type: Article

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