Older people are calmer and peaceful- Studies
May 21, 2008
New York – We all know that elderly people are wise and take decision with very calm and peaceful mind. Though it was an observation that we all must have observed in some point of our life but now a scientific study also confirms this.
These studies were conducted at University of Texas. According to them this is because aging is linked with more positive than negative emotions, more passive than active emotions.
The research was carried out by Catherine Ross and John Mirowsky of the university’s Population Research Centre, studied 1,450 answers from an earlier survey to report that participants over 60 had more feelings of ease and contentment than those younger.
‘The passive/positive combination reveals that contentment, calm and ease are some of the most common emotions people feel as they age,’ Ross said. ‘Emotions that are both active and negative, such as anxiety and anger, are especially unlikely among the elderly.’
Participants reacted to range of statements like ‘On how many days in the past seven days have you… felt sad, felt lonely, felt worried, felt angry, felt calm, felt at ease, felt contented, felt happy, felt excited about something, felt proud, felt embarrassed, felt ashamed’.
Secondary findings disclosed females had more negative than positive emotions, and more passive than active emotions than males. Also, participants with higher income and education levels had considerably more positive emotions than those with lower income and education levels.
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