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Peer reviewedThomae, H. – Human Development, 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
