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Age and Cognitive Ability Predict Emotion Regulation Strategy Use.

Claire M Growney¹, Tammy English¹

¹Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Summary

Older adults use more immersive emotion regulation strategies and fewer disengagement strategies, influenced by cognitive ability. This suggests age-related differences in emotion regulation are complex and context-dependent.

Keywords:

Context Engagement Motivation Positivity effect Well-being

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Neuroscience of aging
Emotion regulation research

Background:

Emotion regulation strategies vary across individuals and contexts.
Age and cognitive abilities are known factors influencing emotional processing and regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how age and cognitive ability predict the use of different emotion regulation strategies.
To examine strategy preferences in response to emotions varying in valence and arousal.

Main Methods:

287 participants (aged 25-85) completed cognitive assessments and an emotion regulation task.
Participants viewed emotional clips and reported strategy use (engagement vs. disengagement).

Main Results:

Older age correlated with increased immersive-engagement and decreased disengagement strategies.
Fluid cognitive ability positively predicted immersive-engagement, especially for high-arousal stimuli.
Older adults with higher cognitive ability used more positive-engagement strategies for negative emotions.

Conclusions:

Emotion regulation strategy use differs significantly by age, independent of reactivity.
Strategy preferences are influenced by individual characteristics and situational context, not solely by cognitive demand or positivity focus.
Cognitive resources are crucial for processing high-arousal stimuli and for older adults' positive engagement with negative situations.