Age and the balance of emotions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2391-2400

  Ross, Catherine E ^a   Mirowsky, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Aging; Anger; Anxiety; Depression; Emotions; Older people; Serenity; USA

Indexed keywords

AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVEY;

AGING; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MATURITY;

AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43249111257     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.048     Document Type: Article

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