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

Charles, Susan Turk, Reynolds, Chandra A., Gatz, Margaret·2001·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.80.1.136

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Positive and negative affect, measured by the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale, were studied in a longitudinal sample spanning from 1971 to 1994. The sample (N = 2,804) represented 4 generations of families. Linear trend analyses compared generations over time for positive and negative affect and also examined the possible influences of neuroticism and extraversion on initial levels of affect and patterns of change in affect. Negative affect decreased with age for all generations, although the rate was attenuated among the oldest adults. Higher neuroticism scores also attenuated the decrease in negative affect across time. For positive affect, the younger and middle-aged adults showed marked stability, but the older group evidenced a small decrease over time. Higher levels of extraversion were related to more stability in positive affect.

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Authors: Charles, S. T., Reynolds, C. A., & Gatz, M.
Affiliations: University of California, Irvine (US)
ORCID: Charles, Susan Turk
Reynolds, Chandra A.
Gatz, Margaret
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2001
Volume: 80
Issue: 1
Pages: 136-151
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.1.136
OpenAlex: W2127613563
Cited by: 1,049
References: 80
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 61 · 2020: 60 · 2019: 49 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 52 · 2016: 56 · 2015: 62 · 2014: 65 · 2013: 64 · 2012: 60
FWCI: 24.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (5r37ag007977-13)
National Institute on Aging (R37 AG-07977)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords: positive affect, negative affect, age differences, longitudinal change, neuroticism, extraversion, generational differences, personality stability, aging
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, California, Extraversion, Psychological, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Neurotic Disorders, Quality of Life, Sex Factors, Intergenerational Relations

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