scholarly journals Socio-emotional selectivity in elderly and old age as a factor of subjective well-being

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.I. Melehin
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Somatic Disorders

The article shows that the presence of social support, сonfidant network is associated with positive subjective well-being in elderly (55 - 74 years) and old age (75-90 years). However, certain types of social interaction can be considered as predictors of affective disorders and chronic somatic disorders in later ages as in normal aging and in neurodegenerative disorders. The purpose of this article is to familiarize professionals in the mental health of people of later ages with the theory of socio-emotional selectivity (Socioemotional Selectivity Theory) L.L. Carstensen, who makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the specificity and mechanisms of selection in social interaction in elderly and old age. Central mechanisms of socio-emotional selection in the later ages are the awareness of time and limited future time perspective, which enhances the awareness of mortality.

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: Dimensions of opportunities, life, and time are differentially associated with physical health, cognitive functioning, and well-being in old age

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1487-1495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kozik ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Sandra Düzel ◽  
Ilja Demuth ◽  
Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time

scholarly journals Forgivingness and subjective well-being in adulthood: The moderating role of future time perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias Allemand ◽  
Patrick L. Hill ◽  
Pearl Ghaemmaghami ◽  
Mike Martin
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Moderating Role

Future Time Perspective as an Operationalization of Existential Concerns Related to Time

2020 ◽  
pp. 002216782094506
Author(s):  
David E. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Existential Psychology ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
Existential Perspective ◽  
Existential Concerns

Psychologists and other clinical therapists often focus on the psychological processes that result from the fact that human beings will one day die, not death anxiety/afterlife anxiety itself. Nevertheless, existential concerns are death concerns, and any anxiety associated with death should be understood through that lens—as resulting from concerns about death. Understanding how one views the amount of time left to live, and how this perception influences motives, goal cognitions, mood, and well-being, is of great importance from a humanistic–existential perspective. Socioemotional selectivity theory and the concept of future time perspective (FTP) capture these phenomena and have the potential to operationalize perspectives of time constraints within existential psychology. The present work attempts to show how FTP may be used to operationalize the problem of time from an existential perspective, specifically targeting the existential themes of death, meaning, isolation, and freedom. Clinical implications of considering FTP as an existential construct are discussed, as are limitations and future directions.

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