The Benefits of Transcending Self-Interest: Examining the Role of Self-Transcendence on Expressive Suppression and Well-Being
The Benefits of Transcending Self-Interest: Examining the Role of Self-Transcendence on Expressive Suppression and Well-Being
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DOI：
10.1007/s10902-016-9759-4
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发表时间：
2017-08-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Chang, Jen-Ho
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作者：
Kao, Chien-Han;Su, Jenny C.;Chang, Jen-Ho
研究对通过表达抑制来调节情绪持悲观态度。然而，抑制的影响可能因个人的人际取向而异。在两项研究中，我们考察了自我超越和自我利益取向下的抑制效应。研究结果表明：（1）在日常生活中，虽然倾向性抑制与较低的心理幸福感有关，但与抑制相关的成本在自我超越取向的个体中得到缓冲（研究1）;（2）在自我超越取向的个体中，在人际冲突的情况下，抑制负面情绪会导致愤怒水平降低，与情绪表达相比，相关情绪和更高水平的感知关系质量;然而，在以自我利益为导向的个体中，与表达相比，压抑导致更高水平的愤怒相关情绪和更低水平的感知关系质量（研究2）。总之，本研究的结果突出了人际取向在调节抑制对幸福感的影响中的作用。
Research has taken a dim view of regulating emotions via expressive suppression. However, the impact of suppression may vary according to individuals' interpersonal orientation. In two studies, we examined the effects of suppression under self-transcendent and self-interest orientations. Results revealed that (1) in everyday life, although dispositional suppression was related to lower psychological well-being, the costs associated with suppression were buffered among individuals with a self-transcendence orientation (Study 1); and (2) among individuals primed with a self-transcendence orientation, suppression of negative emotions in an interpersonal conflict situation led to lower levels of anger-related emotions and higher levels of perceived relational quality compared to emotional expression; however, among individuals primed with a self-interest orientation, suppression led to higher levels of anger-related emotions and lower levels of perceived relational quality compared to expression (Study 2). Together, results from the present study highlight the role of interpersonal orientation in moderating the effects of suppression on well-being.