Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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952093 | Journal of Research in Personality | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between age, regret, well-being, and three categories of current interpretation of regretted events (not having come to terms, putting the best face on it, and coming to terms) in a large sample (n = 3579) of women varying in age from 16 to 81. Although the occurrence of regret was not related to age, its interpretation was: with age, both a growing number of women interpreted their regret experience as something they could not come to terms with also a growing number of women were able to do so. In addition, as women were more able to come to terms with their regrets, they reported higher well-being.
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Authors
Pieternel Dijkstra, Dick P.H. Barelds,