Positive affect and distressed affect over the day in older people

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 956-965

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Leigh, Elizabeth S ^a   Kumari, Meena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Ecological momentary assessment; Loneliness; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81055142131     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023303     Document Type: Article

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