The moderating effect of chronological age on the relation between neuroticism and physical functioning: Cross-sectional evidence from two French samples

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-40

  Canada, Brice ^a   Stephan, Yannick ^b   Jaconelli, Alban ^a   Duberstein, Paul R ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b University of Montpellier   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Life span; Personality; Physical functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84960444272     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu083     Document Type: Article

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