Emotional Complexity in Younger, Midlife, and Older Adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 928-933

  Ready, Rebecca E ^a   Carvalho, Janessa O ^a   Weinberger, Mark I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; aging; assessment; complexity; older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; AWARENESS; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749114234     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014003     Document Type: Article

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