Individuals Who Are More Planful Exhibit Decreased Levels of Social Anxiety in Older Age

Poster Session V

Friday May 23, 2025 (19:30 - 20:30 ET)
Keyword: Aging

Abstract: While planfulness and anxiety are negatively correlated in children, it remains unclear whether this holds in adulthood. We recruited 168 participants who completed self-report assessments of anxiety and planfulness. Our preliminary results suggest that individuals who were more planful exhibited moreless anxiety in older age.