Positive affectivity and lifestyle in adulthood: Do you do what you feel?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 574-588

  Kunzmann, Ute ^a,c   Stange, Antje ^a,d   Jordan, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Everyday activities; Growth; Hedonism; Positive affect; Values

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 15844418326     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271586     Document Type: Article

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