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The regulation of emotions: Gender differences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

I. Delhom ,
J.C. Melendez  and
E. Satorres
I. Delhom*
Affiliation:
Psychology, Valencian International University, Valencia, Spain
J.C. Melendez
Affiliation:
Development Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
E. Satorres
Affiliation:
Developmental Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Emotional regulation, understood as the emotional ability to repair emotional states, is a skill closely linked to adaptation during aging. People who are capable to manage their emotions have greater control over moods, applying adaptive regulation strategies that allow them to maintain positive moods and modify or regulate negative ones. It has been observed that gender can be a relevant variable related to emotional regulation. In this sense, it is considered that women may be more skillful than men to emotional regulation strategies, benefiting from more successful emotional management strategies.

Objectives

Verify if there are differences in the ability of emotional regulation between older men and women.

Methods

The sample consisted of 851 healthy older adults, of whom 299 were men and 554 women. The participants were recruited from elderly leisure centers in the city of Valencia (Spain). To assess emotional regulation, the regulation dimension of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale 24 (TMMS-24) was used.

Results

Significant differences were obtained in the emotional regulation dimension based on gender (F1, 851 = 0.075, p = 0.010), finding higher levels in women than in men (3.64 vs. 3.49).

Conclusions

There is an apparent advantage of women in relation to emotional regulation, showing more skill than men in the management of emotional states. This is an important finding considering the impact of emotional regulation on adaptation during aging. This adaptative advantage has a greate importance in generation pleasant emotional states that contribute to healthy aging.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

womenemotionEmotional RegulationGender
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S836
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