Although the objective conditions of people's lives are fairly stable from day to day, daily life
can feel like an emotional rollercoaster. For some people, life satisfaction hitches a ride on …

Perhaps the most important single finding in the field of emotional aging has been that the
overall quality of affective experience steadily improves during adulthood and can be …

This research used data from a study on daily emotional experience in adulthood to
examine the associations between age, emotion complexity, and emotion regulation. Data …

The study of emotion across the adult lifespan requires an understanding of how life
circumstances change with age. With this knowledge, we can predict when age is related to …

Current theory and research on emotion and aging suggests that (a) older adults report
more positive affective experience (more happiness) than younger adults,(b) older adults …

Highlights•Theories suggest that emotional life becomes more positive with age.•Recent
empirical findings suggest more nuanced conclusions.•Some, but not all, studies find more …

The extent to which individuals generally believe that they can successfully manage their
emotions is related to healthy coping and well-being. Nevertheless, it is unclear how this …

Despite declines in cognition associated with age, emotional health tends to increase.
However, extant studies find few differences in the type or number of emotion regulation …

Objectives. Although theorists acknowledge that beliefs about emotions may play a role in
age-related emotion behavior, no research has explored these beliefs. This research …

Although the benefits of positive affect in old age have been well established, little is known
about the late-life salience or adaptive value of discrete positive emotions that have …