Hollywood has given movie-goers many classic portrayals of grumpy old men—American Movie Classics even maintains a list of the top fifteen film curmudgeons.
But new research suggests that getting older doesn't imply becoming cynical and misanthropic. Instead, aging tends to lead people to become more trusting, says University at Buffalo psychologist Michael Poulin, co-author of two new studies exploring the relationship between age and trust.
Though trust can have negative consequences, especially among older adults at risk for exploitation from scams and fraud, the UB research shows that it can also be a resource for well-being. The studies find no evidence that those negative consequences erode the benefits of trust for older adults' well-being, said Poulin, associate professor of psychology at UB.
[For more of this story, written by Bert Gambini, go to http://medicalxpress.com/news/...ging-well-being.html]
Comments (0)