Feeling Old, Body and Soul: The Effect of Aging Body Reminders on Age Identity

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 625-629

  Barrett, Anne E ^a   Gumber, Clayton ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging bodies; Subjective age; Subjective aging

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORY AID; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORY AIDS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85074900008     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gby085     Document Type: Article

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