1 Age-related differences in how speakers relay bad news in face-threatening contexts Madeleine Long 1 , Sarah E. MacPherson 2 and Paula Rubio-Fernandez 1 1 University of Oslo 2 University of Edinburgh Corresponding author’s address, telephone number, and email: Blindernveien 31 Georg Morgenstiernes hus 0313 Oslo, Norway 228 57 551 madeleine.long@ifikk.uio.no