scholarly journals Age-related decline in positive emotional reactivity and emotion regulation in a population-derived cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 623-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Schweizer ◽  
Jason Stretton ◽  
Janna Van Belle ◽  
Darren Price ◽  
Andrew J Calder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Affective Processing ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Positive Reactivity ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Age Related Changes

Abstract Human older age ushers in functional decline across the majority of cognitive domains. A notable exception seems to be affective processing, with older people reporting higher levels of emotional well-being. Here we evaluated age-related changes in emotional reactivity and regulation in a representative subsample (N = 104; age range: 23–88 years) of the population-derived Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience cohort. Performance on a film-based emotion reactivity and regulation task in the magnetic resonance imaging scanner showed an age-related decline in positive reactivity, alongside a similar decline in the capacity to down-regulate negative affect. Decreased positivity with age was associated with reduced activation in the middle frontal gyrus. These findings, from the largest neuroimaging investigation to-date, provide no support for age-related increases in positive emotional reactivity.

scholarly journals Age-related decline in positive emotional reactivity and emotion regulation in a population-derived cohort

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Schweizer ◽  
Jason Stretton ◽  
Janna van Belle ◽  
Darren Price ◽  
Andrew J. Calder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Older People ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Affective Processing ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Positive Reactivity ◽  
Age Related Changes

Human older age ushers in functional decline across the majority of cognitive domains. A notable exception seems be affective processing, with older people reporting higher levels of emotional well-being. Here we evaluated age-related changes in emotional reactivity and regulation in a representative subsample (n=104; 23-88 years) of the population-derived Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience cohort. Performance on a film-based emotion reactivity and regulation task in the MRI scanner showed an age-related decline in positive reactivity, alongside a similar decline in the capacity to down-regulate negative affect. Decreased positivity with age was associated with reduced activation in the middle frontal gyrus. These findings, from the largest neuroimaging investigation to-date, provide no support for age-related increases in positive emotional reactivity.

scholarly journals The Development of Expressive Drawing Abilities during Childhood and into Adolescence

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine Picard ◽  
Christophe Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Developmental Shift ◽  
Complex Forms ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Age Related Changes ◽  
The Way

The way children portray emotions in their drawings of human and nonhuman topics is assumed to reflect their artistic, emotional, and cognitive development. This study was designed to investigate the development of expressive drawings during childhood and into adolescence, using a large age range (5–15 years) and sample size (N=480), so as to provide a precise and comprehensive view of age-related changes in children’s ability to produce expressive drawings. More specifically, we focused on children’s developing ability to use the techniques of literal and metaphorical expression, either alone or in combination. We also examined the effects of sex, topics (house, tree, or person), and the depicted emotion (happiness or sadness) on the use of each expressive technique. The main findings were that there is a developmental shift between childhood (5–10 years) and adolescence (11–15 years) in the use of expressive techniques, from simple (literal) to more complex forms of expression (metaphorical).

scholarly journals Somatotypical features of the age dynamics of secondary sexual characteristics and functional parameters in city schoolchildren

2021 ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
V. A. Melnik
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Age Dynamics ◽  
Functional Parameters ◽  
Secondary Sexual Characteristics ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Sexual Characteristics ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Age Related Changes ◽  
Secondary Sexual

Objective: to assess the constitutional features of the age dynamics of secondary sexual characteristics and functional parameters of city schoolchildren in the age range of 7–17 years.Materials and methods. The objects of the study were schoolchildren aged 7–17. The stages of the expression of secondary sexual characteristics were determined visually according to the scheme by J.M. Tanner. The functional parameters of the examined schoolchildren were assessed using the methods of dynamometry, spirometry; blood pressure and heart rates, as well as the time of simple sensorimotor reactions were measured.Results. As a result of the performed studies, it has been found that representatives of the hypersomnic types are ahead of other types to reveal the first stages of secondary sexual characteristics. Schoolchildren with the leptosomic morphotypes due to higher rates of their development have reached the definitive stages by the same age as those with the hypersomnic variants. The intensity of age-related changes in functional parameters (strength qualities, circulatory and respiratory systems, nervous system) in the studied objects depends on their body type.Conclusion. The stage and rate of puberty, as well as the development of functional parameters in city schoolchildren depends on their somatotype.

Goal disengagement capacities and severity of disease across older adulthood

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joelle Jobin ◽  
Carsten Wrosch
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Adulthood ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Goal Disengagement ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Early Old Age

This study examined age-related associations between goal disengagement capacities, emotional distress, and disease severity across older adulthood. Given that an age-related increase in the experience of stressors might render important goals unattainable, it is expected that goal disengagement capacities would predict a decrease in the severity of experienced illness (i.e., the common cold) by preventing emotional distress (i.e., depressive symptoms), particularly so among individuals in advanced (as compared to early) old age. This hypothesis was tested in a 6-year longitudinal study of 131 older adults (age range = 64 to 90). Regression analyses showed that goal disengagement capacities buffered 6-year increases in older adults’ cold symptoms, and that this effect was significantly pronounced among older-old participants. Mediation analyses further indicated that changes in depressive symptoms exerted an indirect effect on the age-related association between goal disengagement and changes in cold symptoms. The study’s findings suggest that goal disengagement capacities become increasingly important for protecting emotional well-being and physical health as older adults advance in age.

Managing expectations: How stress, social support, and aging attitudes affect awareness of age-related changes

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 986-1007
Author(s):  
Erica L. O’Brien ◽  
Neika Sharifian
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Aging Attitudes ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk ◽  
And Function ◽  
Gains And Losses ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Age Related Changes

The degree to which social support (SS) moderates the effects of stress on self-perceptions of aging may depend on individual differences in general aging attitudes. We examined how stress, different types of SS, and general expectations regarding aging (ERA) affect awareness of age-related changes (AARCs). The sample included 137 adults (21–76 years; 56.2% women) who took an online survey on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Regression analyses showed differential moderation of stress effects due to ERA and the SS measure (perceived and received) and function (emotional and instrumental). Received emotional SS was only associated with AARC losses, whereas perceived support—both emotional and instrumental—was associated with AARC gains and losses. Findings may help guide future work aimed at promoting health and well-being in adulthood.

scholarly journals Age-related Changes in Locus Ceruleus on Neuromelanin Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 Tesla

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eri SHIBATA ◽  
Makoto SASAKI ◽  
Koujiro TOHYAMA ◽  
Yoshiyuki KANBARA ◽  
Kotaro OTSUKA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Locus Ceruleus ◽  
3 Tesla ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Changes

Age-related changes in cognitive domains. A population-based study

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Scuteri ◽  
Luigi Palmieri ◽  
Cinzia Lo Noce ◽  
Simona Giampaoli
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Changes
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