| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Gross, J.J.; Carstensen, L.L.; Tsai, J.L. |
| Title | Emotion and Aging: Experience, Expression, and Control. |
| Source | Psychology and Ageing, 1997, Vol. 12, 590 - 599 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9416628 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Nuns, USA, 199? |
| 24 to 101 aged Catholic nuns, living in cloisters in mid-western USA.The entire community participated | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 1080 |
| Non Response | 31% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question Do you feel the following emotions…. Happy 4 often feel happy 3 sometimes feel happy 2 seldom feel happy 1 never feel happy |
| Classification | M-TH-u-sq-v-4-c |
| Author's label | experience |
| Page in publication | 595 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Perceived control of affective experience | show | Impulsive (vs self controlled) |
| Perceived control of affective experience | show | Inner locus of control, also classified as above ↑ |