Successful aging and subjective well-being among oldest-old adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 132-143

  Cho, Jinmyoung ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Poon, Leonard W ^c   Jazwinski, S Michal ^d   Robert, C Green ^d   Marla, Gearing ^d   Markesbery, William R ^d   Woodard, John L ^d   Tenover, Joyce S ^d   Siegler, Ilene C ^d   Rott, Christoph ^d   Rodgers, Willard L ^d   Dorothy, ^d   Hausman, B ^d   Arnold, Jonathan ^d   Davey, Adam ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Developmental adaptation model; Georgia Centenarian Study; Oldest old adults; Subjective well being; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84922437444     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu074     Document Type: Article

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