Kwon Yookyung, Scheibe Susanne, Samanez-Larkin Gregory R, Tsai Jeanne L, Carstensen Laura L
Department of Psychology.
Psychol Aging. 2009 Sep;24(3):748-754. doi: 10.1037/a0016054.
Older adults' relatively better memory for positive over negative material (positivity effect) has been widely observed in Western samples. This study examined whether a relative preference for positive over negative material is also observed in older Koreans. Younger and older Korean participants viewed images from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS), were tested for recall and recognition of the images, and rated the images for valence. Cultural differences in the valence ratings of images emerged. Once considered, the relative preference for positive over negative material in memory observed in older Koreans was indistinguishable from that observed previously in older Americans.
在西方样本中,已广泛观察到老年人对积极信息的记忆相对优于消极信息(积极效应)。本研究考察了韩国老年人是否也存在对积极信息相对消极信息的偏好。年轻和年长的韩国参与者观看了国际情感图片系统(IAPS)中的图片,接受了图片回忆和识别测试,并对图片的效价进行了评分。图片效价评分出现了文化差异。经考量,韩国老年人在记忆中对积极信息相对消极信息的偏好与之前在美国老年人中观察到的并无差异。