Self-Predictions of Emotional Response Patterns: Age, Sex, and Situational Determinants

• Published in: Child development Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 1124 - 1133
• Main Authors: Wintre, Maxine Gallander, Polivy, Janet, Murray, Michael A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.1990

A total of 407 males and females in 4 different age groups (M age = 8.0, 10.8, 15.2, and 20.3 years) completed questionnaires requiring self‐ratings of 5 emotions (angry, happy, sad, fearful, and loving), on a 5‐point scale, for 10 affect‐laden sentences. Each of the 5 emotions was targeted as a key...