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	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.
	Luchies, Laura B., et al, "Doormat Effect, The: When Forgiving Erodes Self-Respect and Self-Concept Clarity", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, May 2010 (Vol. 98, No. 5)
		http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/98/5/ The authors find that the association of forgiveness with subsequent self-respect and self-concept clarity depends on the extent to which the perpetrator has made amends, and they note that, under some circumstances, forgiveness negatively impacts the self.
	Pronk, Tila M., et al, "What It Takes to Forgive: When and Why Executive Functioning Facilitates Forgiveness", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 2010 (Vol. 98, No. 1)
		The authors confirm that deliberative mental processes can enhance our ability to forgive.
Heart: Other / general / not specified
	Chaves, Márcia Lorena, et al , "Predictors of Normal and Successful Aging Among Urban-Dwelling Elderly Brazilians", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, September 2009, (Vol. 64B, No. 5)
		http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/64B/5/597 Successful agers participated in significantly more leisure activities (34%) than did normal agers (21%). The number of living children was a risk factor, whereas confidants and family income were protective factors for successful aging.
	Gierveld, Jenny de Jong, et al, "Quality of Marriages in Later Life and Emotional and Social Loneliness", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, July 2009 (Vol. 64B, No. 4)
		http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/64B/4/497 The authors report that emotional loneliness is stronger among women in second marriages, but marked social loneliness is especially characteristic of older men with disabled spouses. Smaller social networks and less contact with children also increase emotional and social loneliness in later life.
	Greenfield, Emily A., "Felt Obligation to Help Others as a Protective Factor Against Losses in Psychological Well-being Following Functional Decline in Middle and Later Life", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, November 2009 (Vol. 64B, No. 6)
		http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/64B/6/723 Greenfield found that helping others stimulates greater acceptance of decline in oneself, but at the same time helps to stave off that decline to some extent.
	Helliwell, John F. and Wang, Shun , Trust and Well-being
		National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers, April 2010, $5.00 http://www.nber.org/papers/w15911 this study confirms that trust is an important element of well-being, using data from Canada to demonstrate that education, migration history, and mobility all help explain differences in trust levels among individuals.
	MacDonald, Deborah Crabbs, "Communication Partners", Aging Well, Winter 2010 (Vol. 3, No. 1)
		http://www.agingwellmag.com/archive/020110p14.shtml MacDonald explains how communication aides can benefit patients with acquired aphasic disorders
	Newhouse, Meg, "Legacy: A Powerful Tool", Aging Well, November/December 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 5)
		Free Newhouse describes types of legacies (tangible and intangible), the power and important of legacy, and practical tips for creating a legacy.
	Rueckert, Linda, and Naybar, Nicolette, "Gender Differences in Empathy: The Role of the Right Hemisphere", Brain and Cognition, 2008
		The authors find a not-surprising difference between men and women when tested for empathy, but they also believe they have found a clue that this difference is at least partly due to neural causes.
	Thomas, Patricia A., "Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Social Sciences, May 2010 (Vol. 65B, No. 10)
		http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/65B/3/351.abstract Thomas examined data from a study of 689 older adults, and found that it is often better for the well-being of older adults to give than to receive.