Discrete affects across the adult lifespan: Evidence for multidimensionality and multidirectionality of affective experiences in young, middle-aged and older adults

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 492-500

  Grühn, Daniel ^a   Kotter Grühn, Dana ^a   Röcke, Christina ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age differences; Discrete affect; Negative affect; PANAS X; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955171092     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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