Age differences in wisdom-related knowledge: Does the age relevance of the task matter?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 897-905

  Thomas, Stefanie ^a   Kunzmann, Ute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult life span; Age relevance; Ecological validity; Marital conflict; Wisdom related knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; THINKING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911427540     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt076     Document Type: Article

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