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Heart: Forgiveness/healing toward self and others
Charles, Susan Turk, and Carstensen, Laura L., "Unpleasant Situations Elicit Different Emotional Responses in Younger and Older Adults", Psychology and Aging, September 2008 (Vol. 23, No. 3)
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=main.doiLanding&uid=2008-13050-002
The authors present specific ways in which older adults differ from (and, in general, tend to disengage more than) younger adults in dealing with offensive behavior.
Cheng, Sheung-Tak, and Yim, Ying-Kit, "Age differences in forgiveness: The role of future time perspective", Psychology and Aging, September 2008 (Vol 23, No. 3)
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=main.doiLanding&uid=2008-13050-019
Results showed that older adults were more forgiving than younger adults, but regardless of age, those in the time-limited condition were more forgiving than those in the time-expanded or the neutral condition.
Heart: Other / general / not specified