Subjective wellbeing and longevity: Findings from a 22-year cohort study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-34

  Gana, Kamel ^a   Broc, Guillaume ^a   Saada, Yaël ^a   Amieva, Hélène ^a   Quintard, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Longevity; Mortality; Negative affect; Positive affect; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SURVIVAL; WELLBEING; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTION; SATISFACTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84963956950     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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