Emotional experience and emotion regulation in old age.

Emotional experience, emotion regulation, social goal priority, and subjective well-being in old age were investigated. In the study 1 where 19 old people(aged 63-83) were interviewed, the old people tended to report positive emontional experiences more than negative emotional experiences. They also preferred support-seeking, avoidance/distraction, and internal subjective reinterpretation to active problem-solving for the regulation of their emotions. In the study 2, 438 adults with ages ranging from 18 to 91 years served as the respondents. They were divided into the three age groups: 182 young adults (aged less than or equal to 30), 149 middle adults (aged from 40 to 64 years), and 104 old adults (aged over 65 years). The young and middle adults filled out the questionnaires in the group settings and the old adults were interviewed individually. in the results, the old adults experienced anger, sadness and anxiety less frequently, and serenity, joy/pleasure and supsupham more frequently. preferred internal reinterpretation and avoidance/distraction to active problem-solving and support-seeking as emotion regulation strategies. Also the old adults prioritized emotionally meaningful goal(emotion regulation), while the young adults prioritized autonomy goal and social acceptance goal. The results, in general, showed that old people takes the protective approach to emotion for their emotional optimization Which is the most important goa in old age.

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Vol.23 No.2

Emotional experience and emotion regulation in old age.

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Korean Journal of Psychology: General