Emotional Regulation during Old Age-Challenges and Strategies : An Overview

Emotional regulation improves the ability to control emotions internally or externally by changing emotions, situations, or both. Considering the situation and controlling the response changes a person’s cognitive state. An older adult experiencing degenerative changes in their physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, motivational, social, and financial health generally tries to handle emotional episodes. However, psychosocial changes, traumatic events, cultural factors, and unconventional societal perspectives hinder older people’s ability to regulate their emotions. This threatens their health and life and makes emotion regulation necessary. Older adults’ difficulties in regulating their emotions can be addressed by deploying Indigenous strategies by i) identifying factors influencing emotional well-being and effective regulations in old age, ii) devising strategies to regulate and empower emotional regulations, and iii) internal composure strategies.