Aging perceptions and self-efficacy mediate the association between personality traits and depressive symptoms in older adults

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1217-1225

  O'Shea, D M ^a   Dotson, V M ^a,b   Fieo, R A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging perceptions; depressive symptoms; self efficacy; Big Five personality traits

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AGREEABLENESS; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; NEUROSIS; OPENNESS; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84992489235     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4584     Document Type: Article

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