Older Adults Control Emotions More Easily than Young Adults

*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************

Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 4, 2009

Study shows older adults perform tasks better while regulating negative feelings

Contact
Abby Vogel
Research News and Publications
Contact Abby Vogel
404-385-3364
Sidebar Content
No sidebar content submitted.
Summaries

Summary Sentence:

With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions.

Full Summary:

A research study found that regulating emotions

Media
  • Fredda Blanchard-Fields psychology study Fredda Blanchard-Fields psychology study
    (image/jpeg)
  • Mary Buchanan Mary Buchanan
    (image/jpeg)
  • Mary Buchanan Mary Buchanan
    (image/jpeg)

With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions to avoid disrupting performance on memory-intensive tasks, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Psychology and Aging.

The research study found that regulating emotions

Related Links

Additional Information

Groups

Research Horizons

Categories
Research
Related Core Research Areas
No core research areas were selected.
Newsroom Topics
No newsroom topics were selected.
Keywords
age, aging, disgust, emotion, Fear Factor, feeling, memory, negative, psychology, regulation
Status
  • Created By: Abby Vogel Robinson
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 2, 2009 - 8:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:03pm