Korean journal of psychology:General (한국심리학회지ㆍ일반)

Korean Health Psychological Association (한국건강심리학회)
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Emotional experience and emotion regulation in old age

노년기 정서경험과 정서조절의 특징

Kim, Min-Hui;Min, Gyeong-Hwan
김민희;민경환

  • Published : 2004.12.31
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Abstract

Emotional experience, emotion regulation, social goal priority, and subjective well-being in old age were investigated. In the study 1 where 19 old people(aged 63-83) were interviewed, the old people tended to report positive emontional experiences more than negative emotional experiences. They also preferred support-seeking, avoidance/distraction, and internal subjective reinterpretation to active problem-solving for the regulation of their emotions. In the study 2, 438 adults with ages ranging from 18 to 91 years served as the respondents. They were divided into the three age groups: 182 young adults (aged less than or equal to 30), 149 middle adults (aged from 40 to 64 years), and 104 old adults (aged over 65 years). The young and middle adults filled out the questionnaires in the group settings and the old adults were interviewed individually. in the results, the old adults experienced anger, sadness and anxiety less frequently, and serenity, joy/pleasure and supsupham more frequently. preferred internal reinterpretation and avoidance/distraction to active problem-solving and support-seeking as emotion regulation strategies. Also the old adults prioritized emotionally meaningful goal(emotion regulation), while the young adults prioritized autonomy goal and social acceptance goal. The results, in general, showed that old people takes the protective approach to emotion for their emotional optimization Which is the most important goa in old age.

본 연구는 노년기 정서경험과 정서조절의 특징을 알아보고자 실시되었다. 19명의 노인들을 심층 면접한 예비연구에서 노인들은 부적 정서를 덜 경험하고, 정적 정서를 많이 경험하며 섭섭함, 평온함 같은 각성수준이 낮은 정서를 각성수준이 높은 정서보다 더 많이 느낀다고 답하였다. 정서조절에 있어서는 주관적인 내적 해석을 통해 사전에 부적 정서를 차단하거나 부정/회피 방식, 지지추구 방식을 사용하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 예비연구의 결과를 토대로 제작된 정서경험, 정서조절과 사회적 목표 선호에 관한 질문지를 청년 집단, 중년 집단, 그리고 노년 집단에 실시하였다. 그 결과, 노년 집단은 정서경험에 있어서 평온함, 기쁨/즐거움, 섭섭함을 자주 경험하는 반면 분노 정서의 경험 빈도는 가장 낮았다. 정서조절에 있어서는 내적 재해석 양식과 회피/분산 양식을 가장 많이 사용하고 지지추구적 양식과 능동적 양식을 덜 사용하는 것으로, 사회적 목표 선호에서는 정서조절 목표를 가장 중요하게 생각하는 것으로 나타났다. 결과는 노년기에는 정서에 대한 보호적 전략을 사용하여 정서적 최적화를 시도하려 함을 보여주었다.

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