High and Low Arousal Daily Affect Dynamics Vary Across the Adult Lifespan.
Hio Wa MakStefan SchneiderPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
The affective profile of older age is characterized by lower mean levels of NA, higher mean levels of PA, lower affect variability, and less persistence in high-arousal NA and low-arousal PA in daily life. Our results contribute to a nuanced understanding of which affective processes improve with age and which do not.