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Socioemotional Selectivity Theory and the Regulation of Emotion in the Second Half of Life
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“This process is referred to as "social pruning," which allows older adults to maintain their closest, and most emotionally fulfilling relationships, while removing less important relationships (Carstensen et al., 2003).”
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“At a young age, when time horizons are perceived as unconstrained, individuals tend to focus on long-term goals such as expanding their resources, acquiring new skills, knowledge, and experiences (Carstensen, 1998;Carstensen, Fung, & Charles, 2003).”
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“Instead of expanding their horizons, older individuals focus on a reduced number of important life domains and seek to extract deeper meaning and satisfaction from these (Carstensen et al., 2003).”
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“Socioemotional selectivity theory posits that time perspective is integrally involved in human goal-directed behavior and, more broadly, in human motivation (Carstensen, 1993; Carstensen, Isaacowitz, & Charles, 1999 ).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Carstensen, L. L., Fung, H. H., & Charles, S. T.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Venue
- Motivation and Emotion
- Published
- 2003-06
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 103-123
- ISSN
- 0146-7239 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6644
- OpenAlex
- W1920782445
- Cited by
- 1,978
- References
- 80
- Citations by year
- 2026: 89 · 2025: 134 · 2024: 111 · 2023: 157 · 2022: 126 · 2021: 155 · 2020: 166 · 2019: 129 · 2018: 97 · 2017: 107 · 2016: 94 · 2015: 99 · 2014: 78 · 2013: 66 · 2012: 78
- FWCI
- 16.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Motivation and Emotion (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Keywords
- socioemotional selectivity theory, emotion regulation, aging, old age, motivation, emotional meaning, lifespan development, coping, attentional bias, memory
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