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Emotionality and aging: a theoretical and empirical analysis

R Schulz

    Journal of Gerontology
    |January 1, 1982
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    Emotional experiences in older adults may differ in intensity, duration, and variability. This study explores age-related changes in emotional states and their triggers.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Gerontology
    • Affective Science

    Background:

    • Extensive research exists on human mood, emotionality, and affect.
    • However, a developmental perspective, particularly concerning aging, is often lacking in major emotion theories.
    • Existing theories provide limited insight into emotionality during middle and old age.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine how emotional experiences change across the adult lifespan, focusing on older age.
    • To integrate theories and data from psychology, sociology, gerontology, biology, and neurophysiology.
    • To answer specific questions regarding age-related variations in emotional intensity, duration, variability, frequency, qualitative experience, and eliciting events.

    Main Methods:

    • Integration of theories and empirical data from multiple scientific disciplines.
    • Focus on adult developmental trajectory, particularly middle and old age.
    • Analysis of changes in emotional experience and its determinants across the lifespan.

    Main Results:

    • Investigates potential age-related differences in the intensity and duration of emotional experiences.
    • Examines whether older adults exhibit reduced day-to-day or within-day emotional variability.
    • Assesses changes in the frequency and qualitative nature of specific emotional states in aging.
    • Explores alterations in the types of events that trigger emotional responses with advancing age.

    Conclusions:

    • The study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of emotionality across the adult lifespan from a developmental viewpoint.
    • Findings are expected to inform theories of emotion by incorporating age-related changes.
    • Highlights the need for a nuanced understanding of aging and emotional experience.

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