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Age and gender differences in affect regulation strategies - representative sample of Croatia

Age and gender differences in affect regulation strategies - representative sample of Croatia. Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan A , Zvjezdana Prizmic Larsen B & Renata Franc A A Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia B Washington University, St. Louis, USA.

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Age and gender differences in affect regulation strategies - representative sample of Croatia

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  1. Age and gender differences in affect regulation strategies - representative sample of Croatia Ljiljana Kaliterna LipovčanA, Zvjezdana Prizmic LarsenB & Renata FrancA A Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia B Washington University, St. Louis, USA

  2. AIMSTo explore the affect regulation strategies used in regulating the negative feelings in everyday life on the large, representative sample of Croatia citizens► general use and distribution of using different regulation strategies in everyday life► gender and age differences in the average use of regulation strategies

  3. Population: 4.494.000 Land (km2): 89.810 Islands: 1.185

  4. the first fountain pen! the first parachute by Faust Vrančicć (1551-1617)

  5. The first torpedo was manufactured in Rijeka and lounched at December 20, 1886 Torpedo factory, Rijeka 1905.

  6. Cravate (1635) Italian - Cravatta, Spanish - Corbata, Portugese - Gravata, Irish - Carabhat, English - Cravat, Swedish - Kravatt, Finnish - Kravatti, Flemish - Krawaat Polish - Krawat, Ukrainian - Kravatka Dalmatian dog

  7. Croatia – Brasil 0:1 Croatia - Japan 0:0 Croatia - Australia 2:2

  8. SUBJECTS Demographic characteristics of the representative sample of Croatian citizens (N=900) Age: Mean Median 42 Range 18-92 years Age groups: frequency (%) Young (18-29) 224 (24.9) Middle (30-44) 271 (30.1) Aged (45-59) 232 (25.8) Old age (60 +) 164 (18.2) Gender: Women 486 (54%) Men 414 (46%)

  9. MEASURES & PROCEDURE► Measure of Affect Regulation Styles, MARS (Larsen & Prizmic 2004)38 specific behaviours that people use to regulate negative feelings rated on the scale 1 = never; 7 = always 7 factors (mood regulation strategies)► In-person interviews in respondent’s home, anonymous, respond rate 77%

  10. Mood regulation strategies Active distractiongoing out with friends, doing somefun, laughinCognitive engagementthinking about positive things, things that are going well in life, putting things in perspectiveBehavioral engagementmaking plans how to avoid such problems infuture, taking action to solve the problem

  11. Mood regulation strategies Venting and expressing affect letting feelings out, expressing them, talkingto someone about their feelingsPassive distraction and acceptance praying, accepting it as fate, drinking, eating Rumination and withdraw trying to understand own feelings, thinkingaboutown feelings, writing about own feelingsWaiting doing nothing, letting things wait, daydreaming

  12. RESULTS1. Average ratings of affect regulation strategiesa) Average ratings of strategies in whole sample AD = active dis. CE = cognitive eng. BE = behavioral eng. V = venting/expres. PD= passive dis./accept. RW = ruminat./withdraw WR = waiting F = 233.1, p<.001 AD,CE,BE > others strat.

  13. Gender differences AD = active dis. CE = cognitive eng. BE = behavioral eng. V = venting/expres. PD= passive dis./accept. RW = ruminat./withdraw WR = waiting F=131.8, p<.001 AD,CE,BE > others strat. F=116.4, p<.001 AD,CE,BE,V > others strat.

  14.  Main effect for gender F=9.85, p<.001Women > MenVenting and expressing affect Rumination and withdraw Passive distraction and acceptance

  15. Average ratings of strategies by age groups Young 18-29 (p<.001) Middle 30-44 (p<.001) Aged 45-59 (p<.001) Old 60+ (p<.001) AD = active dis. CE = cognitive eng. BE = behavioral eng. V =vent./expres. PD= passive dis./accept. RW = ruminat./withdr. WR=waiting

  16. Main effect for age groups F=37.47, p<.001

  17. Young vs. others: Venting and expressing affect Active distraction Young & Old vs. others Old vs. others Waiting Cognitive engagement Behavioral engagement

  18. Interaction effect gender x agefor Venting and expressing affectF=10.32, p<.001

  19. CONCLUSIONS ► There are gender and age differences in using regulation strategies to regulate negative feelings in everyday life ► Predictions were confirmed: - women used more rumination strategies than men - young and old people differed the most in Active distraction, Cognitive and Behavioral engagement, Venting and expressing affect but not in Waiting

  20. Future?

  21. comparisons with other cultures is there the best mood regulation strategy to be used?

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