Age and gender differences in adults' descriptions of emotional reactions to interpersonal problems
Age and gender differences in adults' descriptions of emotional reactions to interpersonal problems
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/58.4.p237
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发表时间：
2003-07-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Fingerman, KL
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作者：
Birditt, KS;Fingerman, KL
这项研究考察了年龄和性别在情绪反应的描述以及对人际紧张情绪反应的强度和持续时间的报道上的差异。作为一项更大规模研究的一部分，185名年龄在13岁到99岁之间的参与者(85名男性和100名女性)描述了他们最后一次对社交网络成员感到不安的时间。参与者随后描述了他们的感受，并对他们痛苦的强度和持续时间进行了评级。参与者报告的情绪通过使用理论派生的类别和经验派生的事后类别进行分组。研究考察了三种情绪类别：愤怒、悲伤和非特定的负面情绪。青少年和年轻人比老年人更有可能描述愤怒。青少年和年轻人也报告了比老年人更强烈的厌恶反应。女性认为自己的痛苦比男性更强烈。除中年和高龄成年人外，女性报告称，她们经历痛苦的时间比男性长。研究结果从年龄和性别差异、情绪调节和人际关系紧张的角度进行了解释。
This study examines age and gender differences in descriptions of emotional reactions and reports of the intensity and duration of those emotional responses to interpersonal tensions. As part of a larger study, 185 (85 male and 100 female) participants aged 13 to 99 described the last time they were upset with members of their social networks. Participants then described how they felt and rated the intensity and duration of their distress. Participants' reported emotions were grouped by use of theoretically derived categories and empirically derived post hoc categories. Three emotion categories were examined: anger, sadness, and nonspecific negative emotions. Adolescents and young adults were more likely than older adults to describe anger. Adolescents and young adults also reported more intense aversive responses than older adults. Women rated their distress as more intense than men. With the exception of middle-aged and oldest-old adults, women reported that they experienced distress for a longer duration than men. Findings are interpreted in terms of theories regarding age and gender differences in emotion regulation and interpersonal tensions.