Daily events are important for age differences in mean and duration for negative affect but not positive affect.
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Daily events are important for age differences in mean and duration for negative affect but not positive affect.
Across midlife and into old age, older adults often report lower levels of negative affect and similar if not higher levels of positive affect than relatively younger adults. Researchers have offered a simple explanation for this result: Age is related to reductions in stressors and increases in pleasurable activities that result in higher levels of well-being. The current study examines subjec...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychology and Aging
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1939-1498,0882-7974
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000118