Aging and Positive Emotions: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

Sample size: 344 publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Mikels Joseph

Primary Institution: DePaul University

Older adults experience more love than younger adults.

Older adults report experiencing more positivity resonance and love compared to younger adults.

In a pilot study, 44 older adults reported experiencing positivity resonance 77.15% of the time during a group exercise program.
In a survey study, older adults reported significantly higher trait-level perceived positivity resonance compared to younger adults.
In an observational study, older adults reported higher episode-level positivity resonance while walking with a partner.

Older people feel more love and positive connections than younger people.

Three studies were conducted, including a pilot study, a survey study, and an observational study.

The studies included older adults aged 69.45 and 74.67, and younger adults aged 24.74 and 22.40.

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