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Emotional complexity in younger, midlife, and older adults.

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Questions pertaining to emotional complexity in adult development are being pursued from a number of vantage points. The current studies sought to clarify the study of emotional complexity by comparing and contrasting 2 dominant perspectives on emotional complexity in different age groups (i.e., covariation and absolute-level approaches). Results indicate that emotional complexity is a multifaceted construct and that methodology will impact substantive findings and developmental trends that emerge from the data. Recommendations and considerations for future research are discussed, including, for example, within- versus cross-domain ideas of emotional complexity.

Source: Psychology and Aging

DOI: 10.1037/a0014003

Authors: Rebecca E. Ready, Janessa O. Carvalho, Mark I. Weinberger

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health

Award: Training Geriatric Mental Health Services Researchers