Will interventions targeting conscientiousness improve aging outcomes?

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1478-1481

  English, Tammy ^a   Carstensen, Laura L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Conscientiousness; Health; Longevity; Personality change

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY;

EID: 84922291106     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036073     Document Type: Article

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