Socioemotional selectivity theory, aging, and health: the increasingly delicate balance between regulating emotions and making tough choices.

By Corinna E. Löckenhoff, L. Carstensen. Journal of Personality, 2004

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Subfields: Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Social Psychology

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An Exploration of Older Men's Social Lives and Well-Being in the Context of a Coffee Group (2017, background): “According to SEST, as individuals perceive their time to be limited, they prioritize more important relationships (e.g., with spouse, immediate family and/or close friends) and eliminate nonessential ones (Carstensen, Fung, & Charles, 2003; Löckenhoff & Carstensen, 2004).”
At the Intersection of Emotion and Cognition (2005, methodology): “Our research team also examined the role of age and motivation in a study of autobiographical memory ( Kennedy, Mather, & Carstensen, 2004 ).”
The Social Language of Time: The Time Perspective–Social Network Connection (2009, background): “To the extent that individuals are able to maintain a past-positive as well as future orientation over time, they may improve well-being by promoting emotionally positive interactions with others (see Fredrickson, 2001 ; Lockenhoff & Carstensen, 2004 ).”
Close adult friendships, gender, and the life cycle (2015, background): “Additionally, an extended life span increases older adults’ opportunities to seek out the company of same-age peers, especially after the loss of a life partner (Carstensen, 2006; Löckenhoff & Carstensen, 2004).”
Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty (2016, background): “13 As people get older, they are less interested in improving their health, but more interested in 14 retaining the health and capacities they already possess (Lockenhoff and Carstensen 2004).”
Rethinking the biopsychosocial model of health: Understanding health as a dynamic system (2017, positive): “See Löckenhoff and Carstensen (2004) for a discussion of the importance of positive social ties for older adult health.”
Psychological contract breach and job attitudes: A meta-analysis of age as a moderator (2008, background): “This is a major advantage, since specific hypotheses can be tested that are based on these theories (Löckenhoff & Carstensen, 2004).”
The Role of Domain Satisfaction in Explaining the Paradoxical Association Between Life Satisfaction and Age (2011, background): “Socio-emotional selectivity theory, in particular, predicts that when people view their time as limited (as should be more likely among older individuals), they will tend to focus on present, rather than on future goals (Löckenhoff and Carstensen 2004).”