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Age Differences in Interpreting Ambiguous Situations: The Effects of Content Themes and Depressed Mood

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  • Christine Juang
  • Bob G. Knight

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Objectives. This study aimed to investigate the boundary conditions of the positivity effect on appraisals of ambiguous situations across content themes and emotional states. We differentiated the processes of interpretation generation and selection to see whether older adults recognize negative aspects of ambiguous situations but tend to select positive interpretations.

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  • Christine Juang & Bob G. Knight, 2016. "Age Differences in Interpreting Ambiguous Situations: The Effects of Content Themes and Depressed Mood," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 71(6), pages 1024-1033.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:71:y:2016:i:6:p:1024-1033.
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    1. Jennifer L. Kellough & Bob G. Knight, 2012. "Positivity Effects in Older Adults' Perception of Facial Emotion: The Role of Future Time Perspective," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 67(2), pages 150-158.
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