The relationship between age-stereotypes and health locus of control across adult age-groups

Psychology and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 652-670

  Sargent Cox, Kerry ^a   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

age stereotypes; health locus of control; healthy ageing; stereotype embodiment theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927787118     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.974603     Document Type: Article

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