Hanna is a 70-year-old woman who has a choice: she can either go out with some old friends or make some new friends at the community center. Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that if Hanna’s decision is based on emotional regulation, she will ________.
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Hanna is a 70-year-old woman who has a choice: she can either go out with some old friends or make some new friends at the community center. Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that if Hanna’s decision is based on emotional regulation, she will likely choose to go out with some old friends.
- Socioemotional selectivity theory, developed by psychologist Laura L. Carstensen, suggests that as people age, they tend to prioritize emotionally meaningful goals, relationships, and experiences. Older adults often prefer the comfort and familiarity of long-standing friendships that are rich in shared history and emotional satisfaction over forming new relationships, which might offer less emotional security and require more effort to establish.