Age differences in negative emotional responses to daily stressors depend on time since event

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 177-190

  Scott, Stacey B ^a   Ram, Nilam ^b   Smyth, Joshua M ^b   Almeida, David M ^b   Sliwinski, Martin J ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotion; Reactivity; Recovery; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85007107082     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000257     Document Type: Article

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