Age and the balance of emotions
Age and the balance of emotions
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.048
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Mirowsky, John
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作者：
Ross, Catherine E.;Mirowsky, John
随着年龄的增长，情绪的质量可能会从消极的语气转变为积极的，但也会从主动转变为被动。从消极到积极的转变与年龄成熟的观点一致。从主动到被动的转变支持了年龄下降的观点。如果这些概括是正确的，那么它们应该适用于积极情绪和消极情绪。我们应该看到积极情绪从积极（兴奋）到消极（平静）的转变，以及消极情绪（从焦虑和愤怒的激动到抑郁的嗜睡）。为了准确地描绘情感基调的变化，年龄最好被认为是同时表明成熟和衰退。本文研究了1996年美国综合社会调查的情绪模块的结果，并发现支持年龄与从消极到积极，从主动到被动的情绪转变有关的观点。(C)2008爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
With age, the quality of emotions may shift from negative in tone to positive, but also from active to passive. The shift from negative to positive is consistent with the age as maturity perspective. The shift from active to passive supports the age as decline perspective. If these generalities are correct, then they should apply to positive emotions as well as negative emotions. We should see a shift in positive emotions from active (excitement) to passive (serenity), as well as in the negative emotions (from the agitation of anxiety and anger to the lethargy of depression). In order to accurately portray the shifts in emotional tone, age may best be considered as simultaneously indicating maturity and decline. This paper examines results from the emotions module of the 1996 U.S. General Social Survey and finds support for the idea that age is associated with a shift from negative to positive and from active to passive emotions. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.