Ready Rebecca E, Santorelli Gennarina D
a Department of Psychological and Brain Science , University of Massachusetts , Amherst , Massachusetts , USA.
Exp Aging Res. 2016;42(3):264-78. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2016.1156971.
BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: Older adults may devote more cognitive resources to the processing and regulation of emotion stimuli than younger adults, but no studies have determined associations between episodic memory performance and naturalistic emotion recovery in a mixed-age sample. The current study ascertained if episodic memory scores were associated with emotion recovery in younger and midlife/older adults and if these associations were moderated by age.
Participants watched a montage of film clips about interpersonal loss. Self-reported negative and positive emotions were assessed prior to the video, immediately after, and again 10 min after the video. Executive functions, processing speed, and episodic memory were assessed.
Participants with better episodic memory recovered more quickly from the mood induction than participants with lower scores. Age moderated the association between joviality recovery and memory. Specifically, there was a significantly stronger, positive association between joviality recovery and memory in midlife/older adults relative to younger adults.
Stronger memory may facilitate emotion recovery, and this may be particularly true for older adults. Older adults with memory impairment may be at risk for emotion dysregulation.
背景/研究背景：与年轻人相比，老年人可能会投入更多认知资源来处理和调节情绪刺激，但尚无研究确定在混合年龄样本中情景记忆表现与自然情绪恢复之间的关联。本研究确定了情景记忆分数是否与年轻人以及中年/老年人的情绪恢复相关，以及这些关联是否受年龄调节。
参与者观看了一组关于人际丧失的电影片段。在视频前、视频后立即以及视频后10分钟分别评估自我报告的负面和正面情绪。评估执行功能、处理速度和情景记忆。
情景记忆较好的参与者比分数较低的参与者从情绪诱导中恢复得更快。年龄调节了愉悦感恢复与记忆之间的关联。具体而言，相对于年轻人，中年/老年人的愉悦感恢复与记忆之间存在显著更强的正相关。
更强的记忆力可能有助于情绪恢复，这对老年人可能尤其如此。有记忆障碍的老年人可能存在情绪调节障碍的风险。
