Positivity effects in older adults' perception of facial emotion: the role of future time perspective
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Article Title | Positivity effects in older adults' perception of facial emotion: the role of future time perspective |
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ERA Journal ID | 16384 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kellough, Jennifer L. (Author) and Knight, Bob G. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences |
Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | |
Journal Citation | 67B (2), pp. 150-158 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1079-5014 |
1758-5368 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr079 |
Web Address (URL) | http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67B/2/150.short |
Abstract |
Methods: Perception of emotion was assessed in older (n = 111) and younger (n = 127) adults using facial expressions depicting clearly expressed and ambiguous emotions. A more open-ended judgment paradigm was used, and time perspective was experimentally manipulated. Results: Older adults perceived more positive affect in the expressions compared with younger adults. Ambiguity of the expression modulated these age differences, as older adults perceived more positive emotion in ambiguous expressions compared with younger adults. Emotion complexity emerged only in perception of negative expressions, with older adults seeing more mixed affect in the clear expressions than younger adults. Manipulation of future time perspective eliminated age differences in perception of positive affect. Discussion: Age differences in the perception of emotional expressions showed positivity effects, especially for ambiguous facial expressions. These effects were related to time perspective rather than to age per se. The understanding of the positivity effect in older adults needs to consider the proposed causal role of limited time perspective rather than assuming positivity effects in all older adults. |
Keywords | aging; emotion; emotion complexity; perception; positivity effect |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320210. Geriatrics and gerontology |
520199. Applied and developmental psychology not elsewhere classified | |
441016. Urban sociology and community studies | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern California, United States |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3320/positivity-effects-in-older-adults-perception-of-facial-emotion-the-role-of-future-time-perspective
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