Older Adults Affected More By Stress Than Young Adults

Life can be stressful, whether you’re an individual watching the stock market crash or a commuter stuck in traffic. A new study, forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science, examines how stress affects decision-making and finds that older adults alter their behavior more than young adults when under stress - particularly in situations involving risk.

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Filed under: Anxiety on October 29th, 2008