Emotional Reactivity Across the Adult Life Span: The Cognitive Pragmatics Make a Difference

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 879-889

  Kunzmann, Ute ^a   Richter, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

adult life span; cognitive functioning; differential aging; emotional reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FILM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFESPAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149154249     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017347     Document Type: Article

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