Mixed emotions across the adult life Span in the United States

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 369-382

  Schneider, Stefan ^a   Stone, Arthur A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Happiness; Mixed emotions; Poignancy; Sadness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED EMOTION; RETIREMENT; SADNESS; UNITED STATES; AFFECT; AGE; AGING; DISABLED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930759124     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000018     Document Type: Article

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