According to socioemotional selectivity theory, what do older adults tend to do when searching for meaning in later life?Accordi

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According to socioemotional selectivity theory, what do older adults tend to do when searching for meaning in later life?Accordi

ng to socioemotional selectivity theory, what do older adults tend to do when searching for meaning in later life?

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erastova [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-18T15:42:34+03:00

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Socioemotional selectivity theory. Abbreviated SST was developed by by Stanford psychologist Laura L. Carstensen.

The socioemotiinal selective theory is a life-span theory of motivation. This theory suggests that older adults as they get older become selective with social interactions so that theyvseek only positive emotional relationship and systematically hone their social networks in a way that available social partners satisfy their emotional needs.