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Affective Aging

Affective Aging is a psychological construct that denotes the developmental changes in individuals' emotional experiences, regulation strategies, and affective responses across the lifespan, distinguished by its focus on age-related trajectories in emotional functioning within the broader study of aging.

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28.6K

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842

Authors

382

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2017–2026

55

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316

Emotional experience in everyday life across the adult life span.

Laura L. Carstensen, Monisha Pasupathi, Ulrich Mayr et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 1.5K citations

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Positive emotions in early life and longevity: Findings from the nun study.

Deborah D. Danner, David A. Snowdon, Wallace V. Friesen · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 1.3K citations

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Aging and emotional memory: The forgettable nature of negative images for older adults.

Susan T. Charles, Mara Mather, Laura L. Carstensen · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2003 · 1.1K citations

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Age-related differences and change in positive and negative affect over 23 years.

Susan T. Charles, Chandra A. Reynolds, Margaret Gatz · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 1K citations

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At the Intersection of Emotion and Cognition

Laura L. Carstensen, Joseph A. Mikels · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2005 · 996 citations

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Authors

842

  1. LL
    Laura L. Carstensen

    Stanford University, United States

    15 publications · 6.1K citations

    14

    h-index

  2. DM
    Derek M. Isaacowitz

    Brandeis University, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

    10

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  3. ST
    Susan T. Charles

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    8 publications · 2.8K citations

    8

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  4. HW
    Hans‐Werner Wahl

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    7 publications · 269 citations

    7

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  5. UK
    Ute Kunzmann

    Leipzig University, Germany

    7 publications · 324 citations

    7

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Institutions

382

  1. Max Planck Institute for Human Development

    Berlin, Germany

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    4.9K citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    4.2K citations

  3. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    609 citations

  6. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    837 citations

  7. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    602 citations

  8. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    218 citations

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Venues

  1. Psychology and Aging

    55 publications · 6K citations

    38

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  2. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    20 publications · 1.6K citations

    18

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  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    14 publications · 5.5K citations

    14

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  4. Emotion

    9 publications · 799 citations

    9

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  5. Cognition & Emotion

    9 publications · 622 citations

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