Falling hard, but recovering resoundingly: Age differences in stressor reactivity and recovery.

ABSTRACT: Strength and vulnerability integration (SAVI) theory (Charles, 2010) posits that age differences in emotional experiences vary based on the distance from an emotionally eliciting event. Before and after a stressor, SAVI predicts that older age is related to motivational strivings that often result in higher levels of well-being. However, during stressor exposure, age differences are predicted to be attenuated or disappear completely. The present study examined how younger (n = 85; M_age = 22.56 years) and older (n = 85; M_age = 71.05 years) adults reacted to and recovered from a cognitive stressor using repeated positive and negative emotion probes. Results showed that both age groups were negatively impacted by the stressor, and both reporte

SUBMITTER: Minton AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature