integration remains difficult. In contrast, we interpret the dramatic increases in the more simplifying, self-protective style of elders as a movement that is initiated with increasing vulnerability in regulating homeostatic processes, including emotions. Indeed, our research and that of others (see Labouvie-Vief, Grühn, & Mouras, in press; Labouvie-Vief & Marquez, 2004) suggests that high comp...
