DIMENSIONS OF AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCE IN 3 AGE-GROUPS
DIMENSIONS OF AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCE IN 3 AGE-GROUPS
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DOI:
10.1037/0882-7974.7.2.171
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发表时间:
1992-06-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
DEAN, J
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作者:
LAWTON, MP;KLEBAN, MH;DEAN, J
The dimensions by which adults of differing ages experience emotion were studied by self-administering questionnaires administered to older adults (n = 828) recruited from Elderhostel programs, middle-aged (ages 30-59) children of Elderhostel attenders (n = 231), and young adult (ages 18-29) subjects recruited from college classes or through Elderhostel participants (n = 207). Elders were higher in emotional control, mood stability, and emotional maturity through moderation and leveling of positive affect and lower in surgency, psychophysiological responsiveness, and sensation seeking. These findings are consistent with the hypothesized increase in self-regulatory capacity with age. These cross-sectional differences cannot, however, be distinguished from cohort-related explanations; they require considerable replication across different types of subjects and further characterization of the dimensions in terms of their functions for self-regulation.