Age-Related Differences in Emotion Regulation Strategies: Examining the Role of Contextual Factors

Autor/inn/en	Schirda, Brittney; Valentine, Thomas R.; Aldao, Amelia; Prakash, Ruchika Shaurya
Titel	Age-Related Differences in Emotion Regulation Strategies: Examining the Role of Contextual Factors
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 52 (2016) 9, S.1370-1380 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000194
Schlagwörter	Age Differences; Context Effect; Self Control; Role; Affective Behavior; Older Adults; Surveys; Factor Analysis; Young Adults; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Metacognition; Comparative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Individual Differences; Handedness; Depression (Psychology); Measures (Individuals); Telephone Surveys; Ohio (Columbus); Beck Depression Inventory; Edinburgh Handedness Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Selbstbeherrschung; Rollen; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Älterer Erwachsener; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Faktorenanalyse; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Angst; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Statistische Analyse; Individueller Unterschied; Linkshändigkeit; Messdaten; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview
Abstract	Increasing age is characterized by greater positive affective states. However, there is mixed evidence on the implementation of emotion regulation strategies across the life span. To clarify the discrepancies in the literature, we examined the modulating influence of contextual factors in understanding emotion regulation strategy use in older and young adults. Forty-eight older adults and forty-nine young adults completed a retrospective survey inquiring about the use of emotion regulation strategies in emotion-eliciting situations experienced over the preceding 2 weeks. We used factor analysis to establish clusters of emotion regulation strategies, resulting in cognitive strategies, acceptance, and maladaptive strategies. Overall, we found context-dependent age-related differences in emotion regulation strategy use. Specifically, older adults reported greater use of acceptance than young adults in situations of moderate intensity and in situations that evoke anxiety and sadness. In addition, older adults reported using maladaptive strategies to a lesser extent in high- and moderate-intensity situations and in situations that elicit anxiety and sadness when compared with young adults. There were no age-related differences in the use of cognitive strategies across contexts. Older adults, compared to young adults, reported less use of maladaptive strategies and greater use of acceptance than young adults, which suggests that the enhanced emotional functioning observed later in life may be due to a shift in strategy implementation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01