Paradoxical relationship between cognitive resource and positivity effect in older adults.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380882
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Gondo Yasuyuki 大阪大学, 人間科学研究科, 准教授 (40250196)
• Research Collaborator: NAKAGAWA Takeshi University of Zurich, 日本学術振興会, 博士研究員 (60636942) ; NUMATA Keitaro 甲南大学, 人間科学研究所, 博士研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢期 / 感情 / 認知

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Age related increase in selection of positive valence stimuli (Positivity effect) are believed to relate to higher psychological well-being of older adults. However, no reliable cognitive task to confirm relationship between both elements were developed. This study aimed to develop simple tasks to evaluate individual difference in positivity effect for older adults and confirm its reliability. We developed Emotional Stroop task and successfully confirm relationship between individual level effect size and of psychological health and global cognitive test score. These results indicate Eemotional Stroop task is reliable to evaluate individual level positivity valance.

Free Research Field

高齢者心理学