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Age-related differences in how negative emotions influence arithmetic performance.

Camille Lallement¹, Patrick Lemaire¹

¹Aix-Marseille Université, LPC & CNRS, Marseille, France.

Cognition & Emotion

|August 23, 2021

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Negative emotions impair arithmetic performance in both young and older adults, particularly on harder problems. However, these negative effects are more pronounced in younger individuals compared to older adults.

Keywords:

Aging arithmetic cognition emotion

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Area of Science:

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Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Negative emotions are known to impact cognitive functions.
Aging during adulthood can alter cognitive processing and emotional regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of negative emotions on arithmetic performance.
To examine how this influence differs between young and older adults.

Main Methods:

Young and older adults solved arithmetic problems (addition verification, multiplication estimation).
Problems were presented with emotionally neutral or negative images.
Problem difficulty (easy and hard) was manipulated.

Main Results:

Arithmetic performance declined under negative emotion conditions for both age groups.
This decline was more significant for harder arithmetic problems.
The detrimental effect of negative emotions was greater in young adults than in older adults.

Conclusions:

Negative emotions impair arithmetic skills across adulthood.
Age-related differences exist in the susceptibility to emotional interference in arithmetic.
Findings contribute to understanding emotion-cognition interactions and aging.