title: Viewing injustice: greater emotion heterogeneity with age.
abstract: The present study examined age differences in emotion heterogeneity, defined as the experience of co-occurring negative emotions. Younger and older European American and Mexican American participants (N=183) viewed film clips depicting scenes of injustice. Younger adults were more likely to report a single primary negative emotion, whereas older adults reported greater emotion heterogeneity, a finding consistent across gender and ethnicity. In addition, greater emotion heterogeneity was related to a greater number of life experiences. Future directions concerning the meaning of and possible implications for this age difference are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Social Behavior.
authors.forename: Susan Turk
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Charles
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012935:Social Justice; D012938:Social Perception; D044465:White People