Personal Control in Social and Life Course Contexts (Societal Impact on Aging)
Contributors: Steven H. Zarit (Editor); Leonard I. Pearlin (Editor); K. Warner Schaie (Editor)
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: January 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780826124029
Subjects: Gerontology; Psychology Of The Aged; Control (Psychology) in old age; Social Gerontology; Social Science; Older people; Sociology; Mental Health; Developmental - General; Care of the elderly; Geriatric medicine; Aging; Applied Psychology; Congresses; Control (Psychology) in old ag
First sentence: It is accurate to state that personal control is generally acknowledged to be a fundamental psychological disposition and a powerful analytic tool in research into well-being.