Worry, emotion control, and anxiety control in older and young adults
Abstract
Young adults worry more than older adults; however, few studies have examined why age differences may exist in the frequency of worry. The present study aimed to identify age differences in worry frequency, and examine the relation of age and worry to control over one's emotions and control over anxiety. Older adults worried less often than young adults; however, young women worried more often than young men and older adults. Also, young women reported less control over their anxiety and less control over the external signs of their emotions compared to young men and older adults. Worriers had less perceived control over their anxiety, less control over the inner experience of emotions, and less control over the external signs of emotion.
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Older adults tend to report lower levels of uncontrollable worry than younger adults.
“Gould and Edelstein (2010) established that older adults tend to report lower levels of uncontrollable worry than younger adults.”
From Anxiety Sensitivity, Experiential Avoidance, and Mindfulness Among Younger and Older Adults: Age Differences in Risk Factors for Anxiety Symptoms (2015) · cites this paper as Gould and Edelstein (2010)
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- Authors
- Gould, C. E., & Edelstein, B. A.
- Affiliations
- West Virginia University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Edelstein, Barry A.
- Venue
- Journal of Anxiety Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-10
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 759-766
- ISSN
- 0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1996638982
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- American Psychological Association
- West Virginia University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- worry, age differences, emotion regulation, anxiety control, older adults, young adults, sex differences, emotional expression
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, Emotions, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Sex Factors, Social Environment, Linear Models
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