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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 4 (2018), Article ID 4:IJPBA-137, 7 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2018/137
Original Article
Functional Autonomy, Emotional Support, and Well-being Trajectories among the Old-old

Yu-Jing Gao

Department of Psychology, Fu Jen Catholic University, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
Prof. Yu-Jing Gao, Department of Psychology, Fu Jen Catholic University, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan; E-mail: yujinggao0605@gmail.com
31 October 2017; 18 January 2018; 20 January 2018
Gao YJ (2018) Functional Autonomy, Emotional Support, and Wellbeing Trajectories among the Old-old. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 4: 137. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2018/137
The work is supported by National Council in Taiwan under grant NSC100-2410-H-030-026.
© 2018 Gao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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