Wisdom and Psychosocial Functioning in Later Life

Journal of Personality

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 306-318

  Wink, Paul ^a   Staudinger, Ursula M ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84922362124     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12160     Document Type: Article

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