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Title: | Age Differences in Experience and Regulation of Affect |
Authors: | Bjälkebring, Pär |
E-mail: | par.bjalkebring@psy.gu.se |
Issue Date: | 24-Apr-2014 |
University: | Göteborgs universitet. Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Social Sciences |
Institution: | Department of Psychology ; Psykologiska institutionen |
Parts of work: | I. Bjälkebring, P., & Västfjäll, D. (2014). I will be happier in the future:
Investigating factors that influence the view of future and
past happiness. Manuscript submitted for publication II. Bjälkebring, P., Västfjäll, D., & Johansson, B. (2014). Happiness and Arousal Avoidance: How you ask about happiness influences older and younger adults differently. Manuscript submitted for publication III. Bjälkebring, P., Västfjäll, D., & Johansson, B. (2013). Regulation of experienced and anticipated regret for daily decisions in younger and older adults in a Swedish one-week diary study. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 26, 233-241 VIEW ARTICLE IV.Bjälkebring, P., Västfjäll, D., Dickert, S., & Slovic, P. (2014). Greater emotional gain from giving in older adults: Age-related positivity bias in charitable giving. Manuscript submitted for publication |
Date of Defence: | 2014-05-16 |
Disputation: | Fredagen den 16, maj, 2014 kl. 10.00 i sal F1, Psykologiska Institutionen, Haraldsgatan 1, Göteborg |
Degree: | Doctor of Philosophy |
Publication type: | Doctoral thesis |
Series/Report no.: | Doctoral Dissertation |
Keywords: | Affect Age |
Abstract: | The overall aim of the thesis is to investigate differences in how younger and older adults view and control affect. Study I and Study II investigate how participants view their happiness and what factors influence their perception of happiness. In Study I we found weak negative association between age and happiness. In addition, we found a negative association between age and both positive and negative affect. Younger adults anticipated higher levels of happiness in older age compared to their... more |
ISBN: | 978-91-628-9019-3 |
ISSN: | 1101-718X |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/35603 |
Appears in Collections: | Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Psykologiska institutionen |