The Wear and Tear of Daily Stressors on Mental Health

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 733-741

  Charles, Susan T ^a   Piazza, Jennifer R ^b   Mogle, Jacqueline ^c   Sliwinski, Martin J ^c   Almeida, David M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult development; affective distress; affective reactivity; aging; emotion; life expectations; negative affect; stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877316145     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612462222     Document Type: Article

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