scholarly journals Social selectivity in aging wild chimpanzees

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 370 (6515) ◽  
pp. 473-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra G. Rosati ◽  
Lindsey Hagberg ◽  
Drew K. Enigk ◽  
Emily Otali ◽  
Melissa Emery Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory ◽  
Aging Male ◽  
Agonistic Interactions ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Social Partners ◽  
Evolutionary Context ◽  
Older Males

Humans prioritize close, positive relationships during aging, and socioemotional selectivity theory proposes that this shift causally depends on capacities for thinking about personal future time horizons. To examine this theory, we tested for key elements of human social aging in longitudinal data on wild chimpanzees. Aging male chimpanzees have more mutual friendships characterized by high, equitable investment, whereas younger males have more one-sided relationships. Older males are more likely to be alone, but they also socialize more with important social partners. Further, males show a relative shift from more agonistic interactions to more positive, affiliative interactions over their life span. Our findings indicate that social selectivity can emerge in the absence of complex future-oriented cognition, and they provide an evolutionary context for patterns of social aging in humans.

Before I Die

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Chu ◽  
Daniel Grühn ◽  
Ashley M. Holland
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Time Horizon ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Time Horizons

Abstract. We investigated the effects of time horizon and age on the socioemotional motives underlying individual’s bucket-list goals. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three time-horizon conditions to make a bucket list: (1) an open-ended time horizon (Study 1 & 2), (2) a 6-month horizon (i.e., “Imagine you have 6 months to live”; Study 1 & 2), and (3) a 1-week horizon (Study 2). Goal motives were coded based on socioemotional selectivity theory and psychosocial development theory. Results indicated that time horizon and age produced unique effects on bucket-list goal motives. Extending past findings on people’s motives considering the end of life, the findings suggest that different time horizons and life stages trigger different motives.

scholarly journals Future Time Perspective

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Wen Liao ◽  
Laura L. Carstensen
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Subjective Time ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Abstract. The articles in the present volume enhance the understanding of the role of perceived time in human development. Together, they point to the multifaceted nature of perceived future time and the associations different aspects of time have with goals, preferences, and well-being. Specifically, the articles showcase antecedents and consequences of perceived time left in life, consider ways to optimize measurement of future time horizons, and advance novel questions about the neural correlates of domain-specific aspects of subjective time. Findings are considered within the framework of socioemotional selectivity theory. Future directions for research on time horizons are discussed.

Future Time Perspective Moderates Consumer Responses to Nostalgic Advertising

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilyoung Ju ◽  
Susan Bluck ◽  
Hsiao-Wen Liao
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Response ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
The Past

Abstract. Humans remember their past and consider their future. Nostalgic advertising, focused on the personal past, increases positive consumer response to products. This research examines how future time perspective (FTP) moderates that effect. Based on socioemotional selectivity theory, the products studied represent goals individuals have when time feels limited (i.e., camera: familiar, socially focused, emotionally meaningful) or open-ended (i.e., VR-One: novel, information-focused, entertaining). As expected, ad-evoked nostalgia heightens positive consumer response to the camera, increasingly so when FTP feels limited (Study 1; N = 288). For the VR-One, ad-evoked nostalgia again increases positive response but less so when time feels limited (Study 2; N = 283). Thinking about how the past and the future interact to influence consumer preferences in adulthood is discussed.

scholarly journals COVID-Related Perceptions of the Future and Well-Being Among Older Canadian Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 512-513
Author(s):  
Hua (Poppy) Huo ◽  
Lauren Hytman ◽  
Cara Ryan ◽  
Nicky Newton
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST; Carstensen, 1993) posits that time horizons - or Future Time Perspective (FTP) - change with age and/or the priming of endings. Fung and Carstensen (2006) found that SARS-CoV in 2003 naturalistically primed fragility, with consequences for both FTP and well-being. The current SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic provides a similar context: During the early months of COVID-19, age and time horizon were related to greater emotional well-being for American adults (Carstensen et al., 2020); Dozois (2020) found that, for Canadian adults, anxiety and depression rose. The current study examines relationships between FTP, COVID-19 impact, and psychological well-being in older Canadian women (N = 190; Mage = 70.38). We found that COVID-19 impact and FTP were both related to well-being; additionally, COVID-19 impact moderated the relationship between FTP and well-being. The complexity of what remains or becomes increasingly important for older women during a global health crisis is discussed.

scholarly journals Age differences in preferences for emotionally-meaningful versus knowledge-related appeals

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot J. van der Goot ◽  
Nadine Bol ◽  
Julia C. M. van Weert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Persuasive Messages ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Cancer Centers

AbstractSocioemotional selectivity theory (SST), an influential life-span theory, suggests that older adults prefer persuasive messages that appeal to emotionally-meaningful goals over messages that appeal to knowledge-related goals, whereas younger adults do not show this preference. A mixed-factorial experiment was conducted to test whether older adults (≥65 years) differ from younger adults (25–45 years) in their preference for emotionally-meaningful appeals over knowledge-related appeals, when appeals are clearly developed in line with SST. For older adults we found the expected preference for emotionally-meaningful appeals for cancer centers but not for grocery stores and travel organizations. As expected, in most cases, younger adults did not show a preference. Implications for SST-based communication research and for practice are discussed.

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