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Terminal Change across Facets of Affective Experience and Domain Satisfaction: Commonalities, Differences, and Bittersweet Emotions at the End of Life
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Gerstorf, Denis; Hülür, Gizem; Wagner, Gert G.; Kunzmann, Ute; Ram, Nilam – Developmental Psychology, 2018
General well-being is known to deteriorate sharply at the end of life. However, it is an open question how rates of terminal change differ across affective and evaluative facets of well-being and if individual difference correlates operate in facet-specific ways. We examined how discrete affective states (happy, angry, fearful, sad) and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Life Satisfaction, Health, Leisure Time
Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Sense of Control
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Jang, Yuri; Chiriboga, David A.; Small, Brent J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2008
Being discriminated against is an unpleasant and stressful experience, and its connection to reduced psychological well-being is well-documented. The present study hypothesized that a sense of control would serve as both mediator and moderator in the dynamics of perceived discrimination and psychological well-being. In addition, variations by age,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Psychology, Gender Discrimination, Well Being
Summary Data and Interpretations: A System for Assessing Affectivity.
Bills, Robert E. – 1978
Test results were consolidated from needs assessments or program evaluations conducted between 1969 and 1978, and extensively analyzed. About 120,000 elementary and secondary students and their parents were tested; the majority of the sample is from the Southeast, and of these the largest number are from Alabama. Five tests were interpreted: (1)…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Age Differences, Attitude Measures