Age Differences in Forgiveness: The Role of Future Time Perspective

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 676-680

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Yim, Ying Kit ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

forgiveness; socioemotional selectivity theory; time perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; FUTUROLOGY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGING; ALTRUISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALTRUISM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 54049156053     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.23.3.676     Document Type: Article

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