Most research to date on potential age differences in emotion regulation has focused on whether older adults differ from younger adults in how they manage their emotions. We argue for a broader consideration of the possible effects of aging on emotion regulation by moving beyond tests of age differences in strategy use to also consider when and why emotion regulation takes place. That is, we encourage deeper consideration of contextual factors that spark regulation as well as the goals and motives underlying individuals’ attempts to regulate their emotions. There may be age-related variation in all, some, or none of these components of emotion regulation. Descriptive work across all dimensions of emotion regulation is necessary to test and refine theories of emotional aging.

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超越策略：衰老过程中情绪调节的时间和原因

迄今为止，大多数关于情绪调节潜在年龄差异的研究都集中在老年人与年轻人在情绪管理方式上是否存在差异。我们主张通过超越策略使用中年龄差异的测试来更广泛地考虑衰老对情绪调节的可能影响，同时考虑情绪调节何时以及为何发生。也就是说，我们鼓励更深入地考虑引发监管的背景因素以及个人试图调节情绪的目标和动机。情绪调节的全部、部分或全部成分可能存在与年龄相关的变化。为了测试和完善情绪衰老理论，有必要对情绪调节的各个方面进行描述性工作。