Keyword: AGE-DIFFERENCES

Subjective well-being and mortality revisited: Differential effects of cognitive and emotional facets of well-being on mortality

Objective: Subjective well-being (SWB) is an important predictor of mortality. To date, surprisingly little is known about whether cognitive and emotional facets of SWB independently predict mortality, and whether such effects vary by age. Method: This study examined differential effects of life satisfaction (LS), positive affect (PA), and negative affect (NA) on mortality in a… Continue reading Subjective well-being and mortality revisited: Differential effects of cognitive and emotional facets of well-being on mortality

Smoking is Associated with Worse Mood on Stressful Days: Results from a National Diary Study

Many smokers report smoking because it helps them modulate their negative affect (NA). The stress induction model of smoking suggests, however, that smoking causes stress and concomitant NA. Empirical support for the stress induction model has primarily derived from retrospective reports and experimental manipulations with non-representative samples of smokers. Moreover, prior studies have typically not… Continue reading Smoking is Associated with Worse Mood on Stressful Days: Results from a National Diary Study