Experiential avoidance: A moderator of the relationship between age and emotional expression

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 611-618

  Robertson, Sarah M C ^a   Hopko, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Autobiographical narratives; Experiential avoidance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOEMOTIONAL SELECTIVITY THEORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; LIFE EVENT; LITERATURE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PLEASURE-PAIN PRINCIPLE; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350074520     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902774477     Document Type: Article

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