Age, Rumination, and Emotional Recovery From a Psychosocial Stressor

Jennifer W. Robinette and Susan T. Charles

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2016, vol. 71, issue 2, 265-274

Abstract: Objectives. Exposure to psychosocial stressors often elicits increases in negative affect and blood pressure (BP). Rumination, or thinking about a stressor after it passes, is associated with delayed recovery. Given that older age is associated with greater BP reactivity to psychosocial stressors, rumination may be more detrimental to the recovery of older adults than younger adults. The current study examined this question. We hypothesized that prolonged distress resulting from rumination has greater effects on the recovery of older than younger adults.

Date: 2016
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