Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ249062
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Publication Date: 1981
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Expected Unchangeability of Life Stress in Old Age. A Contribution to a Cognitive Theory of Aging.
Thomae, H.
Human Development, v24 n4 p229-39 1981
The role of beliefs in expected unchangeability of life stress (EU) was studied in a sample of 194 elderly persons with economic and/or health problems and a control group. The research model integrated different approaches to cognitive theories of adjustment to aging. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Coping, Epistemology, Expectation, Helplessness, Older Adults, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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