Question

Joaquin believes that older adults deliberately withdraw from social contact with individuals peripheral to their lives while maintaining or increasing contact with close friends and family members with whom they have had enjoyable relationships. he is a proponent of _____.

Answer 1

Joaquin is a proponent of socioemotional selectivity. The socioemotional selectivity happens as the person age, in a way that their goals in life shifts. They focus more on positive emotion and as well as social contacts. It could be seen above as it shifts to and increase relationship with close friends and family members.