Abstract
There is some debate concerning whether people selectively attend to and remember less negative relative to positive or neutral information with age. We argue that such an age-related negativity reduction effect may be attenuated among individuals who are more interdependent, as they are likely to perceive negative information as equally useful and important as positive information. In 2 studies, we tested this hypothesis by examining memory for (Study 1) and visual attention to (Study 2) emotional (positive vs. negative) stimuli among younger, middle-aged, and older Chinese participants. Findings revealed that the age-related negativity reduction effect was found to a lesser extent among older Chinese individuals who were more interdependent than among those who were less interdependent. Copyright © 2010 American Psychological Association.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-329 |
Journal | Psychology and Aging |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Citation
Fung, H. H., Isaacowitz, D. M., Lu, A. Y., & Li, T. (2010). Interdependent self-construal moderates the age-related negativity reduction effect in memory and visual attention. Psychology and Aging, 25(2), 321-329. doi: 10.1037/a0019079Keywords
- Attention
- Emotion
- Eye tracking
- Memory
- Positivity effect