Is emotion suppression beneficial or harmful? It depends on self-regulatory strength
Is emotion suppression beneficial or harmful? It depends on self-regulatory strength
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DOI：
10.1007/s11031-014-9467-5
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Schroeder-Abe, Michela
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作者：
Geisler, Fay C. M.;Schroeder-Abe, Michela
表达抑制的情绪调节策略在情绪产生过程的后期进行干预，包括两个自我控制任务：抑制情绪体验和抑制情绪表达。因此，表达抑制需要努力的自我控制，因此，表达抑制的后果可能会有所不同，这取决于自我调节的强度。我们研究了特质自我调节强度对102名参与者自发表达抑制结果的影响，这些参与者与他们的伴侣讨论了一个冲突的话题。通过静息时测量的高频心率变异性（HF-HRV）评估自我调节强度。正如预期的那样，表达抑制与低（但不高）HF-HRV参与者的负面情绪呈正相关。此外，表达抑制与合作伙伴的关系满意度和建设性的社会行为的参与者高（但不是低）HF-HRV。总之，本研究表明，如何考虑表达抑制作为一种自我控制的行为可以产生一个更有区别的观点表达抑制的结果。
The emotion regulation strategy of expressive suppression intervenes late in the process of emotion generation and encompasses two self-control tasks: the inhibition of the experience of emotion and the inhibition of the expression of emotion. Thus, expressive suppression requires effortful self-control, and therefore the consequences of expressive suppression may differ depending on self-regulatory strength. We examined the influence of trait self-regulatory strength on the outcomes of spontaneous expressive suppression in 102 participants who discussed a topic of conflict with their partners. Self-regulatory strength was assessed via high-frequency heart rate variability measured at rest (HF-HRV). As expected, expressive suppression was positively associated with negative affect in participants with low (but not high) HF-HRV. Furthermore, expressive suppression was positively associated with the partner's relationship satisfaction and constructive social behavior in participants with high (but not low) HF-HRV. To conclude, the present research demonstrates how considering expressive suppression as an act of self-control can yield a more differentiated perspective on the outcomes of expressive suppression.