Emotion complexity and emotion regulation across adulthood

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-168

  Hay, Elizabeth L ^a   Diehl, Manfred ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Daily stress; Emotion complexity; Emotion regulation; Self concept incoherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051788023     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-011-0191-7     Document Type: Article

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