Effective regulation of the experience and expression of negative affect in old age

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Phillips, Louise H ^a   Henry, Julie D ^b   Hosie, Judith A ^a   Milne, Alan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Negative affect; Regulatory skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CONTROL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 48249140635     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.3.P138     Document Type: Article

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