Normal Aging Dampens the Link Between Intrusive Thoughts and Negative Affect in Reaction to Daily Stressors
Normal Aging Dampens the Link Between Intrusive Thoughts and Negative Affect in Reaction to Daily Stressors
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DOI：
10.1037/a0022287
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发表时间：
2011-06-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Lindenberger, Ulman
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作者：
Brose, Annette;Schmiedek, Florian;Lindenberger, Ulman
我们绘制了侵入性思维的日常变化，以获得成年人对日常压力的情感反应的年龄差异。在100天内，101名年轻人和103名老年人报告了压力源，侵入性想法和负面影响。虽然在有压力的日子里，两个年龄组的侵入性想法的增加是相似的，但老年人的负面影响在这些日子里的增加比年轻人少。此外，（a）在整个研究时间内，侵入性想法和负面影响的水平呈正相关;（B）想法增加的日子是负面影响增加的日子;（c）经历高于平均水平的关于压力源的侵入性想法加强了对压力的情感反应。与年轻人相比，老年人的这三种相关性都降低了。我们初步得出结论，正常的衰老会抑制压力引起的侵入性思维和情感之间的联系。这种抑制可能有助于保持情感健康，减少老年人对日常压力的情感反应。
We charted daily variations in intrusive thoughts to gain access to adult age differences in affective reactivity to daily stressors. On 100 days, 101 younger and 103 older adults reported stressors, intrusive thoughts, and negative affect. Although increments in intrusive thoughts were similar in both age groups on days with stressors, older adults' negative affect increased less than younger adults' on such days. In addition, (a) levels of intrusive thoughts and negative affect across study time were positively associated; (b) days with increased thoughts were days with increased negative affect; and (c) experiencing above-average intrusive thoughts about stressors strengthened affective reactions to stress. Relative to younger adults, all three associations were reduced in older adults. We tentatively conclude that normal aging dampens the stress-induced link between intrusive thoughts and affect. This dampening may contribute to preserved affective well-being and reduced affective reactivity to daily stress in old age.