The positivity effect in older adults: The role of affective interference and inhibition

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-137

  Goeleven, Ellen ^a   De Raedt, Rudi ^a   Dierckx, Eva ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emotion; Inhibition; Interference; Negative priming; Older adults; Positivity effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77951043522     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903228754     Document Type: Article

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