Aging and emotions: experience, regulation, and perception

  • Derek M. Isaacowitz
  • , Kimberly M. Livingstone
  • , Vanessa L. Castro

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Abstract

Whereas some theories suggest that emotion-related processes become more positive with age, recent empirical findings on affective experience, emotion regulation, and emotion perception depict a more nuanced picture. Though there is some evidence for positive age trajectories in affective experience, results are mixed for emotion regulation and largely negative for emotion perception. Thus, current findings suggest that the effects of age on emotion vary across different affective domains; age patterns are also influenced by different moderators, including contextual factors and individual differences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-83
Number of pages5
JournalCurrent Opinion in Psychology
Volume17
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017

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