Age Differences in Negative, but Not Positive, Rumination
Age Differences in Negative, but Not Positive, Rumination
复制标题
DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbz109
复制
发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Miles, Cassidy
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Emery, Lisa;Sorrell, Anne;Miles, Cassidy
目标。本研究的主要目的是确定积极和消极重复思考（即反刍）是否存在年龄差异。年轻人（19-39岁，n = 114）和老年人（60-85岁，n = 88）完成了消极和积极反刍的测量。贝叶斯分析用于确定阴性（年轻bb0年老）和阳性（年老bb1年轻）反刍是否存在年龄差异。有非常有力的证据表明，消极反刍在年龄上存在差异，老年人的得分较低。相反，证据支持积极反刍的零假设。与年龄相关的积极性更能被描述为减少对消极情绪的纠缠，而不是增加对积极情绪的关注。
Objectives. The main objective of this study was to determine whether there are age differences in positive and negative repetitive thought (ie, rumination).Method. Young adults (ages 19-39; n = 114) and older adults (ages 60-85; n = 88) completed measures of negative and positive rumination. Bayesian analyses were used to determine whether age differences were present for both negative (young > old) and positive (old > young) rumination.Results. There was extremely strong evidence for age differences in negative rumination, with lower scores in older adults. In contrast, the evidence was in favor of the null hypothesis for positive rumination.Discussion. Age-related positivity is better characterized as decreased dwelling on the meaning of negative moods, rather than increased attention to positive ones.