a Department of Psychology , College of Charleston , Charleston , SC , USA.
Aging Ment Health. 2018 Apr;22(4):535-543. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1269149. Epub 2016 Dec 22.
Researchers have been attempting to understand the variables that predict differences in autobiographical narratives, given that these differences often reveal important information about the psychological characteristics of the person providing the narrative.
A sample of young adults (n = 80) and older adults (n = 80) completed a battery of self-report measures in addition to an autobiographical narrative task in which they described a negative emotional experience. These narratives were transcribed and entered into a text analysis program.
Results indicated a significant three-way interaction (age × gender × forgiveness) for negative emotion words. Results also indicated two significant two-way interactions (age × forgiveness and gender × forgiveness) and one significant main effect for anger words. There were no significant findings related to anxiety or sad words.
Results are discussed in the context of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, which asserts that social and emotional goals shift throughout the lifespan such that older adults are more motivated to regulate their emotions than young adults. Clinical applications and future directions are discussed.
研究人员一直试图理解预测自传体叙述差异的变量，因为这些差异通常揭示了提供叙述的人的心理特征的重要信息。
一组年轻成年人（n=80）和老年人（n=80）除了完成一项自传体叙述任务外，还完成了一系列自我报告的测试，在该任务中，他们描述了一次负面的情绪体验。这些叙述被转录并输入到文本分析程序中。
结果表明，消极情绪词汇存在显著的三向交互作用（年龄×性别×宽恕）。结果还表明，愤怒词汇存在两个显著的双向交互作用（年龄×宽恕和性别×宽恕）和一个显著的主要效应，而与焦虑或悲伤词汇无关。
结果是在社会情绪选择理论的背景下讨论的，该理论认为，社会和情感目标在整个生命周期中都会发生变化，以至于老年人比年轻人更有动力调节自己的情绪。讨论了临床应用和未来方向。
