[Affect and gender].
Studies about affect and differences with regards to gender and age throw little conclusive results. There is a certain agreement on stablishing a bifactorial structure that would integrate the different dimensions of affect.


OBJECTIVE
the aim is to analyze the distinguishing characteristics of affect in normal populations as a function of gender and age.


METHODS
120 people of both sexes, between 18 and 50 years old, and divided into a young and an adult group are studied.


RESULTS
men keep a longer continuity in their affect through their lives, while women have feelings of happiness and joy from their past, that turn into insecurity and sadness at their present.


CONCLUSIONS
a distinguishing profile of affect with regards to gender and age can be stated.
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Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. valcala@us.es
Camacho
Manuel
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Giner
Daniel
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Giner
José
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Ibáñez
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*