Happy as a lark: Morning-type younger and older adults are higher in positive affect

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-441

  Biss, Renée K ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Chronotype; Mood; Morningness eveningness; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE AFFECT; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WELLBEING; AGE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867289640     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027071     Document Type: Article

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