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Direct linkNemeroff, Robin; Midlarsky, Elizabeth; Meyer, Joseph F. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
Social support has been shown to buffer the relationship between life stress and psychological distress in late life. However, little attention has been paid to personality variables that are associated with the capacity to effectively utilize social support. Although the buffering effects of social support were replicated in our sample of 134…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Personality, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health
Peer reviewedHunter, Kathleen I.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Examined background and personality characteristics associated with low and high self-esteem in the elderly by studying 250 men and women age 65 and older. Results indicated the low self-esteem group had poorer self-reported health, higher scores on depression, anxiety, somatization, and a more external locus of control orientation. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Individual Characteristics, Locus of Control
