A snapshot of the age distribution of psychological well-being in the United States

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 9985-9990

  Stone, Arthur A ^a   Schwartz, Joseph E ^a,b   Broderick, Joan E ^a   Deaton, Angus ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Hedonic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953389483     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1003744107     Document Type: Article

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