TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond strategies
T2 - The when and why of emotion regulation in aging
AU - Isaacowitz, Derek M.
AU - English, Tammy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - Most research to date on potential age differences in emotion regulation has focused on whether older adults differ from younger adults in how they manage their emotions. We argue for a broader consideration of the possible effects of aging on emotion regulation by moving beyond tests of age differences in strategy use to also consider when and why emotion regulation takes place. That is, we encourage deeper consideration of contextual factors that spark regulation as well as the goals and motives underlying individuals’ attempts to regulate their emotions. There may be age-related variation in all, some, or none of these components of emotion regulation. Descriptive work across all dimensions of emotion regulation is necessary to test and refine theories of emotional aging.
AB - Most research to date on potential age differences in emotion regulation has focused on whether older adults differ from younger adults in how they manage their emotions. We argue for a broader consideration of the possible effects of aging on emotion regulation by moving beyond tests of age differences in strategy use to also consider when and why emotion regulation takes place. That is, we encourage deeper consideration of contextual factors that spark regulation as well as the goals and motives underlying individuals’ attempts to regulate their emotions. There may be age-related variation in all, some, or none of these components of emotion regulation. Descriptive work across all dimensions of emotion regulation is necessary to test and refine theories of emotional aging.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101763
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101763
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38113668
AN - SCOPUS:85180504172
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 56
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
M1 - 101763
ER -