A Meta-analysis of"Positivity Effect"in the Elderly Population in China
The phenomenon of"positivity effect"of the elderly refers to the fact that,compared to younger people,older people are more likely to pay attention to and remember positive information and avoid negative information.In recent years,different views on this phe-nomenon have emerged.In order to analyze it from a macro perspective and promote the study of positive psychology in the elderly.A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the current status and influencing factors of positivity effect of the elderly in China.The re-sults showed that the overall effect size of positivity effect was significant,reaching a moderate level.The moderating effect size was sig-nificant in both the research field and the evaluation method.The further clarifies that there is positivity effect in the elderly population in China,and the research field and evaluation method may be the moderating factors affecting the positivity effect.
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