Systematic review and meta-analysis of age-related differences in instructed emotion regulation success

Brady, B; Kneebone, II; Denson, N; Bailey, PE

Systematic review and meta-analysis of age-related differences in instructed emotion regulation success

Brady, B Kneebone, II

Denson, N

Bailey, PE

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Citation:: PeerJ, 2018, 2018 (12)
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Brady, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kneebone, II https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-7264	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Denson, N https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5543-0487	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-10-31	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	PeerJ, 2018, 2018 (12)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129427
dc.description.abstract	© Copyright 2018 Brady et al. The process model of emotion regulation (ER) is based on stages in the emotion generative process at which regulation may occur. This meta-analysis examines age-related differences in the subjective, behavioral, and physiological outcomes of instructed ER strategies that may be initiated after an emotional event has occurred; attentional deployment, cognitive change, and response modulation. Within-process strategy, stimulus type, and valence were also tested as potential moderators of the effect of age on ER. A systematic search of the literature identified 156 relevant comparisons from 11 studies. Few age-related differences were found. In our analysis of the subjective outcome of response modulation strategies, young adults used expressive enhancement successfully (g = 0.48), but not expressive suppression (g = 0.04). Response modulation strategies had a small positive effect among older adults, and enhancement vs suppression did not moderate this success (g = 0.31 and g = 0.10, respectively). Young adults effectively used response modulation to regulate subjective emotion in response to pictures (g = 0.41) but not films (g = 0.01). Older adults were able to regulate in response to both pictures (g = 0.26) and films (g = 0.11). Interestingly, both age groups effectively used detached reappraisal, but not positive reappraisal to regulate emotional behavior. We conclude that, in line with well-established theories of socioemotional aging, there is a lack of evidence for age differences in the effects of instructed ER strategies, with some moderators suggesting more consistent effectiveness for older compared to younger adults.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	PeerJ	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.7717/peerj.6051	en_US
dc.title	Systematic review and meta-analysis of age-related differences in instructed emotion regulation success	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	2018	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	06 Biological Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	12	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2018	en_US

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© Copyright 2018 Brady et al. The process model of emotion regulation (ER) is based on stages in the emotion generative process at which regulation may occur. This meta-analysis examines age-related differences in the subjective, behavioral, and physiological outcomes of instructed ER strategies that may be initiated after an emotional event has occurred; attentional deployment, cognitive change, and response modulation. Within-process strategy, stimulus type, and valence were also tested as potential moderators of the effect of age on ER. A systematic search of the literature identified 156 relevant comparisons from 11 studies. Few age-related differences were found. In our analysis of the subjective outcome of response modulation strategies, young adults used expressive enhancement successfully (g = 0.48), but not expressive suppression (g = 0.04). Response modulation strategies had a small positive effect among older adults, and enhancement vs suppression did not moderate this success (g = 0.31 and g = 0.10, respectively). Young adults effectively used response modulation to regulate subjective emotion in response to pictures (g = 0.41) but not films (g = 0.01). Older adults were able to regulate in response to both pictures (g = 0.26) and films (g = 0.11). Interestingly, both age groups effectively used detached reappraisal, but not positive reappraisal to regulate emotional behavior. We conclude that, in line with well-established theories of socioemotional aging, there is a lack of evidence for age differences in the effects of instructed ER strategies, with some moderators suggesting more consistent effectiveness for older compared to younger adults.

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