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Log in through your institution journal article Evidence for a Life-Span Theory of Socioemotional SelectivityCurrent Directions in Psychological Science Vol. 4, No. 5 (Oct., 1995) , pp. 151-156 (6 pages) Published By: Sage Publications, Inc. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20182356 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Journal Information Current Directions in Psychological Science reviews current trends and controversies in psychology. It contains concise reviews of research in all subdisciplines of scientific psychology. Written by leading experts in terms that are accessible outside of their particular subspecialties, the reviews published in Current Directions in Psychological Science cover such current topics as theory of mind, neural bases of memory, face recognition, expression of emotion, cognition and aging, and attachment and personality in mammals. Publisher Information Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality content publishing more than 900 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection.
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What does the socioemotional selectivity theory state?Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST), a life-span model of human motivation, is grounded on the observation that perceived future horizons influence social goals. SST postulates that age differences emerge because of the association between time left in life and chronological age.
Why is the socioemotional selectivity theory important?According to socioemotional selectivity theory, as people get older they begin to perceive their time left in life as more limited. These reduced time horizons prompt older adults to prioritize achieving emotional gratification and thus exhibit increased positivity in attention and recall.
What are the two types of goals in socioemotional selectivity theory?Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) (Carstensen, 1995) focuses on two main classes of psychological goals: one comprises expansive goals, such as seeking novel knowledge or making new social connections; the second comprises emotion-related goals, such as balancing emotional states or sensing that one is needed by ...
What is the socioemotional selectivity theory of social relationships?Socioemotional selectivity theory predicts that as individuals age, they narrow their social networks to devote more emotional resources to fewer relationships with close friends and family.
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