Linguistic Shifts: A Relatively Effortless Route to Emotion Regulation?
Linguistic Shifts: A Relatively Effortless Route to Emotion Regulation?
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DOI：
10.1177/0963721419861411
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发表时间：
2019-08-20
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Kross, Ethan
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作者：
Orvell, Ariana;Ayduk, Ozlem;Kross, Ethan
先前的研究表明，心理距离有助于情绪调节。在这里，我们提出，超越一个人沉浸的视角的能力可能隐藏在清晰的视觉中，隐藏在语言的结构中。我们回顾了关于两种语言机制的证据，即远距离自言自语和一般的“你”，它们通过允许说话者通过他们用来反思自我的词语从沉浸的视角转换到更远的视角来促进情绪调节(例如，从“我”转向他们自己的名字或其他非第一人称单数代词)。我们的结论是，这些语言变化相对无缝地发生，因此可能为情绪调节提供了一条不那么费力的途径。
Prior research indicates that psychological distance facilitates emotion regulation. Here, we propose that the ability to transcend one's immersed perspective may be hidden in plain sight, within the very structure of language. We review evidence regarding two linguistic mechanisms, distanced self-talk and generic "you," that promote emotion regulation by allowing speakers to shift from an immersed to a more distanced perspective through the words they use to reflect on the self (e.g., shifting from "I" to their own name or other non-first-person-singular pronouns). We conclude by suggesting that these linguistic shifts occur relatively seamlessly and thus may provide a less effortful route to emotion regulation.