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Purpose: This study examined the gender and age-related differences in the style of happiness, sadness and anger. Method: In the framework of the study, 841 people between the ages of 18 and 50 were asked to evaluate their feelings of happiness and anger. The data was collected through the Emotional External Styles Inventory and Personal Information Form, tested with 2 (gender: female, male) X 2 (age: 18-24 years, 25-50 years) factor variance analysis (MANOVA).  The findings: According to the variance analysis of the stils of happiness, women’s happiness scores are both “self-focused” and “other-focused” significantly higher than men. Participants between the ages of 25 and 50 are higher than those between the ages of 18 and 24. According to the analyses for the regret outputs styles, both women’s regret “reflect” and the regret’s “social outputs” scores are higher than men, while men’s regret’s “aggressive outputs” scores are higher than women. The "aggressively outward" scores of the sadness of those between 18 and 24 years of age are significantly higher than those between 25 and 50 years of age. According to the findings of the variance analysis conducted for anger exhaust styles, both women's "face-to-face reflection" of anger and the "social exhaust" scores of anger are higher than men. The male participants’ score of anger’s “aggressive outbreak” and anger’s “cool outbreak” are higher than the women’s. The scores of the "aggressive outbreak" of anger of participants between the ages of 18 and 24 are higher than those between the ages of 25 and 50. The common effect of gender and age for anger is also meaningful. Women in the age group of 18-24’s’ “special output” scores of anger are higher than men in the age group of 18-24’s. Results: Research findings have shown differences in gender and age in the styles of happiness, sadness and anger. The findings are discussed within the literary framework.

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