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It gets better with time: Enhancement of age-related positivity effect in the six months following a highly negative public event.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Age is associated with shifts toward more positive memory retrieval. The current study examined these shifts following a negative public event. Participants completed two surveys examining emotional responses to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, one immediately following the attack and another 6 months later. Age was associated with different effects of time on how individuals reflected on this event. Time was associated with an increased focus on negative components in young adults but a decreased focus in older adults. These findings reveal a role of time in age-related positivity effects. (PsycINFO Database Record

Source: Psychology and Aging

DOI: 10.1037/pag0000250

Authors: Jaclyn H. Ford, Haley D. DiBiase, Ehri Ryu, Elizabeth A. Kensinger

Institution: Boston College

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Boston College, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health