In your 20s it's quantity, in your 30s it's quality: The prognostic value of social activity across 30 years of adulthood

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-105

  Carmichael, Cheryl L ^a   Reis, Harry T ^b   Duberstein, Paul R ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adulthood; Midlife; Relationships; Social activity; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTEGRATION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; AGE; FRIEND; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925637066     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000014     Document Type: Article

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