Carstensen, Laura L.

Taking time seriously: A theory of socioemotional selectivity.

Carstensen, L. L., Isaacowitz, D. M., & Charles, S. T. (1999) · American Psychologist

Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychological and Temporal Perspectives Research

Cited by 5,377

The Influence of a Sense of Time on Human Development

Carstensen, L. L. (2006) · Science

Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychological and Temporal Perspectives Research

Cited by 2,554

Social and emotional patterns in adulthood: Support for socioemotional selectivity theory

Carstensen, L. L. (1992) · Psychology and Aging

Aging and Gerontology ResearchRetirement, Disability, and Employment

Cited by 2,174

Socioemotional selectivity theory and the regulation of emotion in the second half of life

Carstensen, L. L., Fung, H. H., & Charles, S. T. (2003) · Motivation and Emotion

Aging and Gerontology ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 1,978

Aging and motivated cognition: the positivity effect in attention and memory

Mather, M., & Carstensen, L. L. (2005) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Aging and Gerontology ResearchMemory Processes and Influences

Cited by 1,910

Social and Emotional Aging

Charles, S. T., & Carstensen, L. L. (2010) · Annual Review of Psychology

Aging and Gerontology ResearchAging, Health, and Disability

Cited by 1,630

Emotional experience in everyday life across the adult life span.

Carstensen, L. L., Pasupathi, M., Mayr, U., & Nesselroade, J. R. (2000) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 1,558

Evidence for a life-span theory of socioemotional selectivity

Carstensen, L. L. (1995) · Current Directions in Psychological Science

Aging and Gerontology ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 1,458

Emotional experience improves with age: Evidence based on over 10 years of experience sampling

Carstensen, L. L., Turan, B., Scheibe, S., Ram, N., Ersner-Hershfield, H., Samanez-Larkin, G. R., Brooks, K. P., & Nesselroade, J. R. (2011) · Psychology and Aging

Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 1,223

Aging and emotional memory: the forgettable nature of negative images for older adults

Charles, S. T., Mather, M., & Carstensen, L. L. (2003) · Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Aging and Gerontology ResearchMemory Processes and Influences

Cited by 1,132

At the Intersection of Emotion and Cognition: Aging and the Positivity Effect

Carstensen, L. L., & Mikels, J. A. (2005) · Current Directions in Psychological Science

Aging and Gerontology ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 1,007

The Process of Successful Ageing

Baltes, M. M., & Carstensen, L. L. (1996) · Ageing and Society

Aging and Gerontology ResearchAging, Health, and Disability

Cited by 848

Aging and attentional biases for emotional faces

Mather, M., & Carstensen, L. L. (2003) · Psychological Science

Aging and Gerontology ResearchFace Recognition and Perception

Cited by 808

Differences In Life Expectancy Due To Race And Educational Differences Are Widening, And Many May Not Catch Up

Olshansky, S. J., Antonucci, T., Berkman, L., Binstock, R. H., Boersch-Supan, A., Cacioppo, J. T., Carnes, B. A., Carstensen, L. L., Fried, L. P., Goldman, D. P., et al. (2012) · Health Affairs

Health disparities and outcomesInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

Cited by 693

Emotional Aging: Recent Findings and Future Trends

Scheibe, S., & Carstensen, L. L. (2010) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Aging and Gerontology ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 688

Emotion, physiology, and expression in old age

Levenson, R. W., Carstensen, L. L., Friesen, W. V., & Ekman, P. (1991) · Psychology and Aging

Aging and Gerontology ResearchEmotion and Mood Recognition

Cited by 634

Emotional behavior in long-term marriage

Carstensen, L. L., Gottman, J. M., & Levenson, R. W. (1995) · Psychology and Aging

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsAging and Gerontology Research

Cited by 579

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory: The Role of Perceived Endings in Human Motivation

Carstensen, L. L. (2021) · The Gerontologist

Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychological and Temporal Perspectives Research

Cited by 573

Choosing social partners: how old age and anticipated endings make people more selective

Fredrickson, B. L., & Carstensen, L. L. (1990) · Psychology and Aging

Aging and Gerontology ResearchRetirement, Disability, and Employment

Cited by 487

Selective narrowing of social networks across adulthood is associated with improved emotional experience in daily life

English, T., & Carstensen, L. L. (2014) · International Journal of Behavioral Development

Aging and Gerontology ResearchAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Cited by 441

Age-Related Patterns in Social Networks among European Americans and African Americans: Implications for Socioemotional Selectivity across the Life Span

Fung, H. H., Carstensen, L. L., & Lang, F. R. (2001) · The International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Aging and Gerontology ResearchHealth disparities and outcomes

Cited by 271

Influence of HIV status and age on cognitive representations of others

Carstensen, L. L., & Fredrickson, B. L. (1998) · Health Psychology

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV Research and Treatment

Cited by 249

A Life-Span Approach to Social Motivation

Carstensen, L. L. (1998) · Motivation and Self-Regulation across the Life Span

Aging and Gerontology ResearchAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Cited by 176

When Feeling Bad Can Be Good: Mixed Emotions Benefit Physical Health Across Adulthood

Hershfield, H. E., Scheibe, S., Sims, T. L., & Carstensen, L. L. (2013) · Social Psychological and Personality Science

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionAging and Gerontology Research

Cited by 125