Abstract
Affections and gender. Studies about affections and their 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 affection. Objective: the aim is to analyze the distinghising characteristics of affections in normal populations as a function of gender and age. Method: 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 affections through their lives, while women have feelings of happiness and joy from their past, that turn into insecurity and sadness at their present. Conclusion: a distinguishing profile of affections with regards to gender an age can be stated.
