Emotion, Aging, and Health

Anthony D. Ong, PhD, is an associate professor of human development at Cornell University. He received his PhD from the University of Southern California. His research broadly focuses on individual differences in developmental plasticity or the capacity of individuals to flexibly adapt to changing life circumstances with age. A major focus of his recent work involves expanding basic understanding of the behavioral and biological pathways by which positive emotions, interpersonal relationships, and cultural experience contribute to diverse health outcomes in later adulthood. His research has been supported by the National Institute of Aging.  Corinna E. L amp ouml ckenhoff, PhD, is an associate professor of human development at Cornell University. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Marburg, Germany, and her PhD from Stanford University. Her National Institutes of Health-funded research examines age differences in personality and emotions and their influence on health-related decisions, behaviors, and outcomes. A central goal is to optimize health care choices across the lifespan. Another line of her research examines lifelong trajectories in personality traits and their relation to mental and physical health.

• ContributorsForeword Karl PillemerAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Anthony D. Ong and Corinna E. L amp ouml ckenhoffI. Neural and Cognitive MechanismsDefault Mode Network and Later-Life Emotion Regulation: Linking Functional Connectivity Patterns and Emotional Outcomes Bruna Martins and Mara MatherAge Differences in Use and Effectiveness of Positivity in Emotion Regulation: The Sample Case of Attention Kimberly M. Livingstone and Derek M. IsaacowitzII. Regulatory FrameworksResources for Emotion Regulation in Older Age: Linking Cognitive Resources With Cognitive ReappraisalHeather L. UrryRegulatory Flexibility and Its Role in Adaptation to Aversive Events Throughout the Lifespan Charles L. Burton and George A. BonannoIII. Motivational PerspectivesHappy to Be Unhappy? Pro- and Contrahedonic Motivations From Adolescence to Old Age Michaela Riediger and Gloria LuongEmotional Aging in Different Cultures: Implications of Affect Valuation Theory Jeanne L. Tsai and Tamara SimsIV. Health ImplicationsBridging the Dynamic Aspects of Personality and Emotion That Influence Health Emily D. Bastarache and Daniel K. MroczekPositive Psychological Functioning: An Enduring Asset for Healthy Aging Laura D. Kubzansky and Julia K. BoehmEmotional Experience and Health: What We Know, and Where to Go From Here Susan T. Charles, Kate A. Leger, and Emily J. UrbanV. InterventionsThe Humanization of Social Relations: Nourishment for Resilience in Midlife Alex J. Zautra, Frank J. Infurna, Eva K. Zautra, Carmen amp Eacute cija Gallardo, and Lilian VelascoIndexAbout the Editors