Clarity of Emotions and Goals: Exploring Associations with Subjective Well-Being Across Adulthood

IF 2.1 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY
Nathaniel S. Eckland, Howard Berenbaum
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Abstract

Despite declines in cognition associated with age, emotional health tends to increase. However, extant studies find few differences in the type or number of emotion regulation strategies used by older compared to younger adults. This study tested the hypothesis that older adults have greater clarity of their emotions and goals compared to younger adults. Participants (total N = 709, ages 18–81) recruited in age-stratified samples completed measures of emotional clarity, goal clarity, depression, and life satisfaction. Results suggested that emotional clarity and goal clarity are positively correlated factors, with emotional clarity showing the lowest levels in emerging adults and highest levels in older adults. Goal clarity was lowest among emerging adults, but only small differences were found between middle and older adults. Across adulthood both emotional clarity and goal clarity were linked to lower depressive symptoms and greater life satisfaction. Limitations include data being cross-sectional and self-report based and the youngest sample being recruited differently from the older samples, but the results raise the possibility of developmental changes in emotional clarity across adulthood.

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情感和目标的清晰性:探索成年后主观幸福感的关系。
尽管认知能力随着年龄的增长而下降,但情绪健康往往会增加。然而,现有研究发现,与年轻人相比,老年人使用的情绪调节策略的类型或数量几乎没有差异。这项研究验证了一个假设,即与年轻人相比,老年人的情绪和目标更清晰。参与者(总计N = 709,年龄18-81岁)完成了情绪清晰度、目标清晰度、抑郁和生活满意度的测量。结果表明,情绪清晰度和目标清晰度是正相关的因素,情绪清晰度在新兴成年人中最低,在老年人中最高。新兴成年人的目标清晰度最低,但中老年人之间的差异很小。在整个成年期,情绪清晰和目标清晰都与较低的抑郁症状和较高的生活满意度有关。局限性包括数据是基于横断面和自我报告的,最年轻的样本与年龄较大的样本招募方式不同,但研究结果增加了成年后情绪清晰度发生发展变化的可能性。补充信息:在线版本包含补充材料,请访问10.1007/s42761-022-00179-6。
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