Preferences for emotional information in older and younger adults: A meta-analysis of memory and attention tasks

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作者
Murphy, Nora A. [1 ]
Isaacowitz, Derek M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Brandeis Univ, Dept Psychol, Waltham, MA 02254 USA
关键词
emotion; older adults; attention; memory;
D O I
10.1037/0882-7974.23.2.263
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
The authors conducted a meta-analysis to determine the magnitude of older and younger adults' preferences for emotional stimuli in studies of attention and memory. Analyses involved 1,085 older adults from 37 independent samples and 3,150 younger adults from 86 independent samples. Both age groups exhibited small to medium emotion salience effects (i.e., preference for emotionally valenced stimuli over neutral stimuli) as well as positivity preferences (i.e., preference for positively valenced stimuli over neutral stimuli) and negativity preferences (i.e., preference for negatively valenced stimuli to neutral stimuli). There were few age differences overall. Type of measurement appeared to influence the magnitude of effects; recognition studies indicated significant age effects, where older adults showed smaller effects for emotion salience and negativity preferences than younger adults.
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页码:263 / 286
页数:24
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