Effects of Age on Emotion Regulation, Emotional Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior.
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- Oxford University Press
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- Journal Article
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- Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2020, 75, (4), pp. 802-810
- Issue Date:
- 2020-03-09
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dc.contributor.author | Bailey, PE | |
dc.contributor.author | Brady, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Ebner, NC | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruffman, T | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-31T04:28:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-31T04:28:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-03-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2020, 75, (4), pp. 802-810 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1079-5014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1758-5368 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163054 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: The degree to which older adults experience emotional empathy and show subsequent prosocial behavior versus experience personal distress in response to another's distress remains unclear. METHOD: Young (n = 40; 17-29 years) and older (n = 39; 61-82 years) adults watched videos of individuals expressing pain or no pain. Pain mimicry was recorded using facial electromyography. Participants were then asked if they would spend the remaining time helping the experimenter. Self-reported tendency to suppress or reappraise emotion was assessed, as well as trait and state emotional empathy and personal distress. RESULTS: Pain mimicry was associated with reduced trait suppression in older adults. In both age groups, greater emotional empathy, averaged across video condition, was associated with increased helping. In addition, relative to young adults, older adults reported more personal distress and emotional reactivity in response to the videos but were just as willing to help. They also put more effort into helping. DISCUSSION: These findings contribute to clarification of mixed previous evidence regarding the experience of emotional empathy in young versus older adulthood. We discuss the importance of considering additional subcomponents of empathy such as emotion regulation, while also accounting for the relevance of the empathy induction to each age group. | |
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dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | |
dc.relation | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130101420 | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | |
dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.1093/geronb/gby084 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
dc.subject | 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1608 Sociology, 1701 Psychology | |
dc.subject.classification | Gerontology | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Age Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Altruism | |
dc.subject.mesh | Electromyography | |
dc.subject.mesh | Empathy | |
dc.subject.mesh | Facial Expression | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Helping Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
dc.subject.mesh | Photic Stimulation | |
dc.subject.mesh | Social Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Age Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Altruism | |
dc.subject.mesh | Electromyography | |
dc.subject.mesh | Empathy | |
dc.subject.mesh | Facial Expression | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Helping Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
dc.subject.mesh | Photic Stimulation | |
dc.subject.mesh | Social Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
dc.subject.mesh | Electromyography | |
dc.subject.mesh | Facial Expression | |
dc.subject.mesh | Photic Stimulation | |
dc.subject.mesh | Social Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Altruism | |
dc.subject.mesh | Helping Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Empathy | |
dc.subject.mesh | Age Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
dc.title | Effects of Age on Emotion Regulation, Emotional Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior. | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
utslib.citation.volume | 75 | |
utslib.location.activity | United States | |
utslib.for | 1103 Clinical Sciences | |
utslib.for | 1608 Sociology | |
utslib.for | 1701 Psychology | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology | |
utslib.copyright.status | closed_access | * |
pubs.consider-herdc | false | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-10-31T04:28:50Z | |
pubs.issue | 4 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 75 | |
utslib.citation.issue | 4 |
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The degree to which older adults experience emotional empathy and show subsequent prosocial behavior versus experience personal distress in response to another's distress remains unclear. METHOD: Young (n = 40; 17-29 years) and older (n = 39; 61-82 years) adults watched videos of individuals expressing pain or no pain. Pain mimicry was recorded using facial electromyography. Participants were then asked if they would spend the remaining time helping the experimenter. Self-reported tendency to suppress or reappraise emotion was assessed, as well as trait and state emotional empathy and personal distress. RESULTS: Pain mimicry was associated with reduced trait suppression in older adults. In both age groups, greater emotional empathy, averaged across video condition, was associated with increased helping. In addition, relative to young adults, older adults reported more personal distress and emotional reactivity in response to the videos but were just as willing to help. They also put more effort into helping. DISCUSSION: These findings contribute to clarification of mixed previous evidence regarding the experience of emotional empathy in young versus older adulthood. We discuss the importance of considering additional subcomponents of empathy such as emotion regulation, while also accounting for the relevance of the empathy induction to each age group.
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