The ratio between positive and negative affect and flourishing mental health across adulthood

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 882-893

  Diehl, Manfred ^a   Hay, Elizabeth L ^a   Berg, Kathleen M ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

adulthood; mental health; positive and negative affect; positivity ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052258610     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.569488     Document Type: Article

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