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When daily emotions spill into life satisfaction: Age differences in emotion globalizing
Meaghan A Barlow1, Emily C Willroth2, Carsten Wrosch3
1Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University.
Psychology and Aging
|August 24, 2023
Summary
Older adults show less negative emotion globalizing, meaning their daily emotions less impact their overall life satisfaction. This finding offers insights into emotional aging and well-being across the lifespan.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Gerontology
- Affective Science
Background:
- Daily emotions can significantly influence overall life satisfaction for some individuals.
- The phenomenon of emotions spilling over into broader life evaluations is termed emotion globalizing.
- Existing research suggests emotion globalizing varies individually and may correlate with maladaptive psychological traits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate age differences in emotion globalizing.
- To examine how younger and older adults differ in the association between emotions and life satisfaction.
- To explore boundary conditions of emotion globalizing, including emotion type and satisfaction measure.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from two adult community samples (N=133 women, ages 23-78; N=137, ages 18-95).
- Assessed emotion globalizing (current emotions with life satisfaction) in Study 1.
- Examined stressor-related emotion globalizing (stressor emotions with life satisfaction) in Study 1 and stressor-related emotions with day satisfaction in Study 2.
Main Results:
- Older adults demonstrated less negative emotion globalizing compared to younger adults.
- Older adults also showed reduced stressor-related emotion globalizing.
- No significant age differences were found in the association between stressor-related emotions and day satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- Findings indicate that older adults are less prone to negative emotion spillover into life satisfaction.
- These results contribute to understanding emotional aging and the dynamics of emotion globalizing across the lifespan.
- The study highlights age-related differences in how emotional experiences shape life evaluations.
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