Question

According to Carstensen, how do older people handle negative emotions and situations?

Answer 1

Older people have fewer negative emotions than a younger people. They have more emotional stability and well-being than younger persons, and  may be more savvy at navigating interpersonal disagreements than younger people. Older people may pay more attention to the good and less attention to the bad, so when they experience a negative emotion, they may be able to recover more quickly than younger people.