LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FOR DISCREPANT CHANGES IN NEGATIVE AFFECT REACTIVITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE REACTIVITY WITH AGE

Abstract Both affective and blood pressure (BP) reactivity are associated with long term risk of chronic disease and mortality. Thus, understanding age-related changes in negative affect and BP responses to everyday demands is vital for promoting healthy aging. However, few studies have examined both psychological and BP reactivity simultaneously, which would provide more comprehensive understanding of regulatory processes at play. For the present study, 232 adults aged 50-70 years were assessed at baseline and 6 years later with ambulatory BP monitoring and momentary electronic diaries. Reactivity coefficients were output from multilevel models and used to test changes in negative affective and ambulatory BP reactivity to task demand, longitudinally. Results indicate that both systolic and diastolic BP reactivity increase with age, while negative affect reactivity does not change with age. Results are discussed in the context of life course theories of role strain and role changes and socioemotional theories of aging.

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Age-Related Change in the Extent Physical Activity Attenuates Negative Affect Reactivity to Stressors in Daily Life

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 44-44

Author(s):

Lizbeth Benson ◽

Nilam Ram ◽

David Conroy ◽

Zita Oravecz ◽

Timothy Brick ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Random Effects ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Physiological Arousal ◽

National Study ◽

Theoretical Understanding ◽

Age Related ◽

Affect Reactivity ◽

Over Time

Abstract Theories suggest that with increasing age, adults more effectively regulate their emotions and seek to limit high physiological arousal. Prior research indicates physical activity attenuates negative affect reactivity to stress, but also increases physiological arousal. The present study extends prior work by examining age-related differences and changes over time in the extent of attenuation. Participants (n=3,484; MedianAge=53.42 years, SD=13.3; 56% female), from the National Study of Daily Experiences completed 8 end-of-day assessments of their negative emotions, stress, and physical activity across 3 measurement bursts spaced approximately 10 years apart. Results from three-level multilevel models suggest that when full random effects are specified, physical activity does not attenuate negative affect reactivity to stress. Additionally, extent of attenuation did not differ with age or change over time. Discussion pertains to how these findings advance theoretical understanding of socioemotional development and to methodological nuances of random effects and non-normally distributed data.

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AGE DIFFERENCES IN CONCORDANCE BETWEEN LAB AND DAILY LIFE STRESS RESPONSES

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2715 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S741-S741

Author(s):

Gloria Luong ◽

Carla M Arredondo

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Stress Responses ◽

Life Stress ◽

Stress Reactivity ◽

Daily Life ◽

Age Related ◽

Affect Reactivity ◽

Interpersonal Stressors

Abstract The literature is mixed with respect to how stress reactivity changes with age. Previous studies have overlooked contexts, ignoring whether stressors occurred in the laboratory or in daily life. The Health and Daily Experiences (HEADE) study includes 126 younger and older adults who completed both laboratory stressors and ecological momentary assessments (EMA) of affect and stressor experiences in daily life. We found that the laboratory stressor elicited the greatest levels of negative affect reactivity (i.e., larger increases in negative affect) and positive affect reactivity (i.e., larger reductions in positive affect) compared to the two types of daily life stressors. Interpersonal stressors were associated with greater negative and positive affect reactivity compared to non-interpersonal stressors in daily life. Younger adults exhibited greater stress reactivity than older adults. Together, these findings support age-related reductions in stress reactivity. Implications for understanding stressor-health links are discussed.

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So Close and Yet So Irritating: Negative Relations and Implications for Well-being by Age and Closeness

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gby038 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

pp. 327-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kira S Birditt ◽

Carey W Sherman ◽

Courtney A Polenick ◽

Lucia Becker ◽

Noah J Webster ◽

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Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Social Relations ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Well Being ◽

Older Individuals ◽

Web Surveys ◽

Age Related

Abstract Objectives Negative social relationships are associated with poor health, chronic illness, and mortality. Yet, we know little about the dynamics of negative aspects of relationships within individual’s closest relationships over time, how those experiences vary by age, and the implications of those relationships for well-being. Method A total of 592 participants (ages 25–97; M = 57.5; 63.3% women) from the Social Relations Study completed monthly web surveys for up to 12 months. Each month they reported negative relationship quality with their three closest network members and multiple dimensions of well-being (positive affect, negative affect, self-rated health, and sleep quality). Results Multilevel models revealed older individuals reported less negativity in their relationships than younger people, but fewer age differences in the closest tie. Greater negative relationship quality predicted poor well-being (i.e., greater negative affect, sleep problems). Links between negative relations and well-being were less strong among older individuals; especially in the closest ties. Discussion Results were partially consistent with the strength and vulnerability integration (SAVI) model, which proposes fewer age-related improvements in emotion regulation when individuals are unable to avoid tensions. Despite feeling just as negative as younger individuals, older individuals may be more resilient to tensions in their closest relationships.

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Daily Perceptions of Aging and Implications for Stress Reactivity

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.2100 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 550-551

Author(s):

Bethany Wilton-Harding ◽

Tim Windsor

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Emotional Reactivity ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Stress Reactivity ◽

Well Being ◽

Daily Stressors ◽

Older Adulthood ◽

Daily Diary Study ◽

Age Related ◽

Perceptions Of Aging

Abstract Awareness of one’s own aging has received increasing attention in the field of gerontology over the last decade. This study examines the role awareness of age-related change (AARC) may play in the association between daily stressors and well-being. Recently, individuals’ awareness of both age-related gains and age-related losses has been shown to vary on a day-to-day basis (Neupert & Bellingtier, 2017). We expected that increases in daily AARC-losses may be associated with increased emotional reactivity to daily stressors, whereas increases in AARC-gains may be associated with decreased reactivity. Data were collected in a daily diary study from a community-based sample of 152 Australian participants aged 53 to 86 (M = 69.18, SD = 5.73). Participants completed daily assessments of AARC, stressors and emotional affect (positive and negative) on their smartphones for 10 consecutive days. Analysis of within-person coupling using multilevel models indicated that daily increases in AARC-losses were associated with increased reactivity to daily stressors (represented by high negative affect and low positive affect). On the other hand, daily increases in AARC-gains were associated with decreased reactivity to daily stressors (represented by low negative affect). Results indicate that even short-term fluctuations in perceptions of aging may be an important factor to consider when investigating associations between daily stressors and well-being in older adulthood. Specifically, greater daily AARC-losses may contribute to lower emotional well-being, whereas an appreciation of positive age-related changes (AARC-gains) may play a role in mitigating emotional reactivity to daily stress experiences in older adulthood.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of NF-κB Immunity in the Brain Determines Fly Lifespan in Healthy Aging and Age-Related Neurodegeneration.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.727555253.793534451 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Dongsheng Cai

Keyword(s):

Healthy Aging ◽

Age Related ◽

The Brain

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Hemodynamic Patterns of Age-Related Changes in Blood Pressure

Circulation ◽

10.1161/01.cir.96.1.308 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 96 (1) ◽

pp. 308-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 1210

Author(s):

Stanley S. Franklin ◽

William Gustin ◽

Nathan D. Wong ◽

Martin G. Larson ◽

Michael A. Weber ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Age Related ◽

Age Related Changes

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Scotopic thresholds on dark-adapted chromatic perimetry in healthy aging and age-related macular degeneration

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-89677-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Manjot Kaur Grewal ◽

Shruti Chandra ◽

Alan Bird ◽

Glen Jeffery ◽

Sobha Sivaprasad

Keyword(s):

Macular Degeneration ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽

Healthy Individuals ◽

Age Related ◽

Rod Function ◽

The Mean ◽

Highly Correlated ◽

Effect Of Age

AbstractTo evaluate the effect of aging, intra- and intersession repeatability and regional scotopic sensitivities in healthy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) eyes. Intra- and intersession agreement and effect of age was measured in healthy individuals. The mean sensitivity (MS) and pointwise retinal sensitivities (PWS) within the central 24° with 505 nm (cyan) and 625 nm (red) stimuli were evaluated in 50 individuals (11 healthy and 39 AMD eyes). The overall intra- and intersession had excellent reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC > 0.90) and tests were highly correlated (Spearman rs = 0.75–0.86). Eyes with subretinal drusenoid deposit (SDD) had reduced PWS centrally, particularly at inferior and nasal retinal locations compared with controls and intermediate AMD (iAMD) without SDD. There was no difference in MS or PWS at any retinal location between iAMD without SDD and healthy individuals nor between iAMD with SDD and non-foveal atrophic AMD groups. Eyes with SDD have reduced rod function compared to iAMD without SDD and healthy eyes, but similar to eyes with non-foveal atrophy. Our results highlight rod dysfunction is not directly correlated with drusen load and SDD location.

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