Journal article
The roles of chronological age and time perspective in memory positivity
Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition, v 25(4), pp 598-612
Jul 2018
PMID: 28728468
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Abstract
The observation that older adults show enhanced cognition for emotionally positive information has been labeled the positivity effect (Reed, Chan, & Mikels, 2014). According to the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST, Carstensen, 1991), a prominent lifespan development theory, cognition is strongly influenced by motivational goals, and these goals are impacted by subjective time perspective. Although the positivity effect is most commonly observed in older adults, as age usually co-varies with time perspective, the SST posits that time perspective, not age, is the key explanatory factor of positivity. We examined the effects of these predictors on positivity in an episodic memory task in younger and older adults and found that age, not time perspective, was a key predictor of memory positivity. Our results add to the growing literature that challenge the notion that time perspective is the driving force behind age-related differences in emotional processing and functioning.
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- Title
- The roles of chronological age and time perspective in memory positivity
- Creators
- Irene P Kan - Villanova UniversityShaina L Garrison - Villanova UniversityAnna B Drummey - Villanova UniversityBrian E Emmert, Jr - Villanova UniversityLeeland L Rogers - Villanova University
- Publication Details
- Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition, v 25(4), pp 598-612
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000432628900009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85025437898
- Other Identifier
- 991020929745804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental
- Psychology, Experimental