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Review
. 2024 Feb:55:101751.
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101751. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

Looking back, forging ahead: Fifteen years of Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI)

Susan T Charles  1 , Jennifer R Piazza  2
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Review

Looking back, forging ahead: Fifteen years of Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI)

Susan T Charles et al. Curr Opin Psychol. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI) describes age-related patterns of emotional well-being. Since its initial publication, studies have tested the model, supporting its original tenets and also identifying areas needing refinement. The current review provides an updated description of SAVI, describing how age differences in well-being vary based on the proximity to acute stressors and the proposed underlying mechanisms. SAVI also addresses questions regarding why we sometimes observe increases in distress among older adults over time. In this description, we clarify predictions of SAVI, as well as suggest places where more research is needed.

Keywords: Emotion regulation; Emotional well-being; Lifespan development; Strengths; Vulnerabilities.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Susan T. Charles reports a relationship with National Institutes of Health that includes: funding grants. Jennifer R. Piazza reports a relationship with National Institutes of Health that includes: funding grants. I have not served on the editorial board for this journal, although I have reviewed for other journals in the field in the past year.

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