Emotional Expressivity in Older and Younger Adults' Descriptions of Personal Memories.

Background/Study Context: According to the socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; Mather & Carstensen, 2003, Psychological Sciences, 14, 409–415), aging is associated with greater motivation to regulate emotions. The authors propose that the language people use to describe personal memories provide...

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Published in:Experimental Aging Research Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 345 - 370
Main Authors: Schryer, Emily, Ross, Michael, St. Jacques, Peggy, Levine, Brian, Fernandes, Myra
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Sep2012
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