Socioemotional selectivity theory and the regulation of emotion in the second half of life

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-123

  Carstensen, Laura L ^a   Fung, Helene H ^b   Charles, Susan T ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotion regulation; Life span development; Memory; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042154234     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024569803230     Document Type: Article

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