Perceived Control and Intellectual Functioning in the Elderly: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study.

Lachman, Margie E.; Leff, Rona

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ERIC Number: EJ399514

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Publication Date: 1989

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Perceived Control and Intellectual Functioning in the Elderly: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study.

Lachman, Margie E.; Leff, Rona

Developmental Psychology, v25 n5 p722-28 Sep 1989

Examined the relation of control beliefs to individual differences in 63 elderly adults in 1981 and 1986. Over the 5 years, generalized control and intellectual performance did not change, but intellectual control beliefs did. (RJC)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Individual Differences, Intellectual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Older Adults, Social Cognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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