与年龄相关的情感优势在日常生活中遇到新奇的情况
Li Chu1, Yochai Z Shavit1, Nilam Ram1
1Stanford University, Department of Psychology.
Psychology and aging
|March 4, 2024
概括
年长的成年人经历了新奇的情况,负面情绪较少,挑战了他们厌恶新奇的想法. 这表明,与年龄相关的情绪健康和适应性都有好处.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 获取新鲜事物对于整个生命的知识和经验至关重要.
- 社会情绪选择性理论表明,新奇可能与晚年成年期的目标相冲突.
- 了解与年龄相关的对新奇事物的情感反应对于幸福很重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究对新奇经历的情感反应中的年龄差异.
- 检查情况中的新奇性如何影响成年人一生中的积极和消极情绪.
- 测试老年人对新奇事物表现出更大的负面情绪反应性的假设.
主要方法:
- 经验采样方法与375名年龄在18-94岁之间的参与者.
- 7天内每天收集5次数据,报告情境新性和情感体验.
- 多层结构方程建模以分析数据.
主要成果:
- 情境新奇性增加与整体积极情绪的减少和消极情绪的增加有关.
- 对新奇事物的更高总体暴露与通常更负面的情绪体验相关.
- 与假设相反,与年轻人相比,老年人报告在新奇情况下的负面情绪较少.
结论:
- 新奇的情况引发了混合的情绪反应,消极的情绪增加,积极的情绪减少.
- 老年人对新奇事物的负面情绪反应性降低,符合社会情绪选择性理论.
- 研究结果表明,与年龄相关的情绪健康可能有好处,老年人可能并不是天生厌恶新奇事物.
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