Emotion regulation and successful aging.
Despite normative declines in old age, healthy elderly typically report surprisingly high levels of well-being. It is not clear why this is so. A study by Brassen and colleagues suggests that one factor may be reduced responsiveness to regret. These findings highlight the role of emotion regulation in successful aging.
Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. rsuri@stanford.edu
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D000124:Achievement; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction