Psychological well-being and metacognition in the fourth age: An explorative study in an Italian oldest old sample

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 648-652

  Fastame, Maria Chiara ^a   Penna, Maria Pietronilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

depression; metacognition; oldest old; psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84901504030     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.866635     Document Type: Article

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