Memories of Social Interactions: Age Differences in Emotional Intensity

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 300-309

  Charles, Susan Turk ^a   Piazza, Jennifer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

age differences; emotion; emotional intensity; friendship; social interactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FRIEND; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ADOLESCENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548442085     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.2.300     Document Type: Article

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