Residential normalcy and the enriched coping repertoires of successfully aging older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 70-82

  Golant, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental gerontology; Quality of life; Residential relocation; Resiliency; Subjective experiences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922440342     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu036     Document Type: Article

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