Age differences in psychosocial predictors of positive and negative affect: A longitudinal investigation of young, midlife, and older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 641-652

  Windsor, Tim D ^a   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mastery; Negative affect; Positive affect; Social relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; CULTURE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957267983     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019431     Document Type: Article

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