Does the relationship between affect complexity and self-esteem differ in young-old and old-old participants?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 665-673

  Bodner, Ehud ^a   Palgi, Yuval ^b   Kaveh, Dvir ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affect complexity; Negative affect; Old age; Positive affect; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFFECT COMPLEXITY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGATIVE AFFECT; OLD AGE.; POSITIVE AFFECT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AFFECT COMPLEXITY; NEGATIVE AFFECT; OLD AGE.; POSITIVE AFFECT; SELF-ESTEEM;

AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84882761898     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs095     Document Type: Article

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