Research article summary (published 4 Oct 2009):

Rapid emotion regulation after mood induction: age and individual differences.

Full Abstract

Previous research has suggested that emotion regulation improves with age. This study examined both age and individual differences in online emotion regulation after a negative mood induction. We found evidence that older adults were more likely to rapidly regulate their emotions than were younger adults. Moreover, older adults who rapidly regulated had lower trait anxiety and depressive symptoms and higher levels of optimism than their same-age peers who did not rapidly regulate. Measuring mood change over an extended time revealed that older rapid regulators still reported increased levels of positive affect over 20 min later, whereas young adult rapid regulators' moods had declined. These results highlight the importance of considering individual differences when examining age differences in online emotion regulation.

Author information

Author/s: Larcom, Mary Jo (MJ); Isaacowitz, Derek M (DM);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA.

Grants: R01AG026323 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Nov; vol 64 (issue 6) : pp 733-41

Dates: Created 2009/10/19; Completed 2009/10/27;

PMID: 19808810, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/27/2009, IMS Date: )

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Acoustic Stimulation Adaptation, Psychological Affect Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - psychology Anxiety - diagnosis; psychology Depression - diagnosis; psychology Female

Female Humans Individuality Internal-External Control Male Middle Aged Personality Inventory Repression Resilience, Psychological

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