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Selective Narrowing of Social Networks across Adulthood is Associated with Improved Emotional Experience in Daily Life
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English, Tammy; Carstensen, Laura L. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Past research has documented age differences in the size and composition of social networks that suggest that networks grow smaller with age and include an increasingly greater proportion of well-known social partners. According to socioemotional selectivity theory, such changes in social network composition serve an antecedent emotion regulatory…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Age Differences, Social Theories, Self Control
Use and Perception of Technology: Sex and Generational Differences in a Community Sample
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Van Volkom, Michele; Stapley, Janice C.; Malter, Johnna – Educational Gerontology, 2013
A community sample of 431 adults (175 men and 256 women) ages 18 to 91 across three generations (young adults, adults, and older adults) were recruited for the current study. Participants completed a demographic and technology use questionnaire that ascertained their attitudes toward, and use of, various types of technology--such as cellular…
Descriptors: Adults, Gender Differences, Generational Differences, Age Differences
Visible Pathways: A Life Course Perspective on Technology Use and Relationship Reconnection
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Quinn, Kelly Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research on internet communication technologies by midlife and older adults has received less attention than the young, yet rapid gains in the use internet media suggest older adults have become significant users. Adoption of specific applications has emerged in patterns distinct from younger users, reflecting the different experiences and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Internet, Older Adults, Adults
Understanding Residents' Environmental Knowledge in a Metropolitan City of Hong Kong, China
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Cheung, Lewis T. O.; Fok, Lincoln; Tsang, Eric P. K.; Fang, Wei; Tsang, H. Y. – Environmental Education Research, 2015
This study aimed to understand the environmental knowledge (EK) of the residents of Hong Kong. A territory-wide survey was administered to investigate the subjective and objective EK of the respondents as well as their means of receiving information about the environment. The results indicated that Hong Kong's residents have a comparatively low…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environment, Knowledge Level, Surveys
Age-Related Patterns in Social Networks among European Americans and African Americans: Implications for Socioemotional Selectivity across the Life Span.
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Fung, Helene H.; Carstensen, Laura L.; Lang, Frieder, R. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2001
Tests socioemotional selectivity theory among African Americans and European Americans. Older people reported as many close partners but fewer peripheral partners as their younger counterparts, thus confirming the theory. A greater percentage of close social partners in social networks related to lower levels of happiness among the young age group…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Happiness
Comparing the Social Support Systems and Friendship Expectancies of Young Adults and Older Adults.
Burgio, Maria R.; Tryanski, Mandy – 1988
Some research suggests that sources of social support change through the lifespan. Given that the support network changes because of both the individual's needs and the particular life stage of the individual, peer relationships may emerge as crucial sources of emotional support at different times in the lifespan. This study examined friend and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Family Role