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Age, Rumination, and Emotional Recovery From a Psychosocial Stressor

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  • Jennifer W. Robinette
  • Susan T. Charles

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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.

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  • Jennifer W. Robinette & Susan T. Charles, 2016. "Age, Rumination, and Emotional Recovery From a Psychosocial Stressor," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 71(2), pages 265-274.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:71:y:2016:i:2:p:265-274.
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    1. Christina M Marini & Stephanie J Wilson & Suyoung Nah & Lynn M Martire & Martin J Sliwinski & Rodlescia Sneed, 2021. "Rumination and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Examining the Role of Social Support [Conceptualizing and testing random indirect effects and moderated mediation in multilevel models: New procedur," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 76(10), pages 1948-1959.

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