Younger and older adults' beliefs about the experience and expression of emotions across the life span

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 892-896

  Montepare, Joann M ^a   Dobish, Heidi ^b  

^a LASELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related beliefs; Emotion regulation; Emotions; Social perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911408499     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt073     Document Type: Article

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