Selective narrowing of social networks across adulthood is associated with improved emotional experience in daily life

• Published in: International journal of behavioral development Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 195 - 202
• Main Authors: English, Tammy, Carstensen, Laura L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Adults; Age; Age Differences; Aging (Individuals); California; Case Studies; Composition; Emotional Experience; Emotional experiences; Health; Longitudinal Studies; Negative emotions; Older Adults; Participant Characteristics; Prediction; Regression (Statistics); Self Control; Social Networks; Social Theories; Well Being; Young Adults; California; emotion regulation; emotional experience; aging; socioemotional selectivity theory; affect; social networks; Social networks
• ISSN: 0165-0254; 1464-0651
• DOI: 10.1177/0165025413515404

Past research has documented age differences in the size and composition of social networks that suggest that networks grow smaller with age and include an increasingly greater proportion of well-known social partners. According to socioemotional selectivity theory, such changes in social network co...