Situation Selection and Modification for Emotion Regulation in Younger and Older Adults

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 904-910

  Livingstone, Kimberly M ^a   Isaacowitz, Derek M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; emotion regulation; goals; situation selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943152866     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550615593148     Document Type: Article

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