Sadness prediction and response: Effects of age and agreeableness

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-363

  Pearman, Ann ^a   Andreoletti, Carrie ^b   Isaacowitz, Derek M ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Agreeableness; Emotion regulation; Prediction; Sadness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY;

EID: 77951948404     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903292586     Document Type: Article

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