Ramsey Meagan A, Gentzler Amy L
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2014;78(1):3-22. doi: 10.2190/AG.78.1.b.
Prior research indicates there are age differences in subjective well-being during adulthood, but research on age differences in savoring (up-regulating positive emotion) is lacking. Using an online survey (N = 218, adults 18-77), this study investigated age differences in subjective well-being and savoring, and whether future time perspective (perceived amount of time left to live) mediated associations between age and savoring. Results indicated a nonlinear effect of age on subjective well-being. Although savoring was associated with subjective well-being, age was not directly associated with savoring. However, an indirect effect of future time perspective linking age and savoring indicated that younger adults reported more perceived time left in life and those perceiving more time left in life reported greater savoring. Overall, the results do not support savoring as a direct explanatory mechanism for age differences in subjective well-being, but future time perspective appears to play an important role in indirect associations between age and savoring.
先前的研究表明，成年期主观幸福感存在年龄差异，但关于品味（上调积极情绪）的年龄差异研究尚缺。本研究采用在线调查（N = 218，18 - 77岁成年人），探究主观幸福感和品味的年龄差异，以及未来时间观（感知剩余生命时间）是否介导年龄与品味之间的关联。结果表明年龄对主观幸福感有非线性影响。虽然品味与主观幸福感相关，但年龄与品味并无直接关联。然而，未来时间观在年龄与品味之间的间接效应表明，较年轻的成年人报告感知到的剩余生命时间更多，而那些感知到更多剩余生命时间的人报告的品味更高。总体而言，研究结果不支持品味是主观幸福感年龄差异的直接解释机制，但未来时间观似乎在年龄与品味的间接关联中发挥重要作用。
