Emotional Control in Adulthood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13675458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jasmin Tahmaseb Mcconatha (West Chester University, corresponding author), Frances Marshall Leone (West Chester University), Jill M Armstrong (West Chester University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 499-507 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.2.499 |
| PMID | 9129369 |
| OpenAlex | W2170038125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
Although it is widely believed that emotions vary with age, there is a dearth of information on emotional experiences in later adulthood. Several researchers think that older adults experience less emotional intensity than younger people while others have suggested that aging is accompanied by a decrease in positive affect and an increase in negative emotions. Sex similarities and differences in emotionality have also been documented. This study focuses on age and sex similarities and differences in emotional control. Three hundred and twenty seven men and women aged 19 to 92 years were administered two emotion measures. The results support previous research which suggests that the control of emotions increases with age. In evaluating sex differences in emotional control, women scored as more emotionally expressive than men, a finding which is consistent with previous research. Results are discussed in relation to socioemotional selectivity theory
Affect (linguistics · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Emotional control · Emotionality · Socioemotional selectivity theory · Young adult · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
Emotion and culture
Human Emotions
Sex Differences in Social Behavior
Stress
Gender and Age Stereotypes of Emotionality
Stress, appraisal, and coping
Emotions and Self-Regulation
The Managed Heart
The Anthropology of Emotions
Progress on a cognitive-motivational-relational theory of emotion
Subjective well-being as a function of age and gender
Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 1969
Sex differences in intensity of emotional experience
Coping as a mediator of emotion
Gender differences in negative affect and well-being
Sex differences in positive well-being
Sex differences in unipolar depression
Emotion, Thought, and Estrangement
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2008 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |