APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Psychological and Socioemotional Flexibility Shape Depression In Younger and Older Adults
- Sharon Naparstek
Bar-Ilan University, Israel - Eran Khalif Josef
Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University - Avigail Rosenfeld Ganzel
Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University - Yarden Gliksman
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center - Reuma Gadassi-Polack
Faculty of Education and Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University - Reuma Gadassi-Polack
Child Study Center, Yale University
Abstract
Psychological and socioemotional flexibility were examined in 366 younger and older adults. Older adults showed higher flexibility and lower depression. Network analyses indicated that cognitive fusion related more strongly to depression in older adults. Negative interpretations predicted depression in older adults, whereas positive interpretations protected younger adults, revealing age-specific mechanisms.
