Working Memory Capacity and the Self-Regulation of Emotional Expression and Experience
Working Memory Capacity and the Self-Regulation of Emotional Expression and Experience
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DOI：
10.1037/a0013345
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发表时间：
2008-12-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Dernaree, Heath A.
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作者：
Schmeichel, Brandon J.;Volokhov, Rachael N.;Dernaree, Heath A.
本研究考察了工作记忆容量的个体差异与情绪表达和情绪体验的自我调节之间的关系。四项研究表明，工作记忆容量较高的人比工作记忆容量较低的人更能抑制负面情绪(研究1)和积极情绪(研究2)的表达。此外，与工作记忆能力较低的人相比，能力较高的人更有能力以非情绪化的方式评估情绪刺激，从而体验到(研究3和研究4)和表达(研究4)较少的情绪对这些刺激的反应。这些发现表明，认知能力有助于情绪反应的控制。
This research examined the relationship between individual differences in working memory capacity and the self-regulation of emotional expression and emotional experience. Four studies revealed that people higher in working memory capacity suppressed expressions of negative emotion (Study 1) and positive emotion (Study 2) better than did people lower in working memory capacity. Furthermore, compared to people lower in working memory capacity, people higher in capacity more capably appraised emotional stimuli in an unemotional manner and thereby experienced (Studies 3 and 4) and expressed (Study 4) less emotion in response to those stimuli. These findings indicate that cognitive ability contributes to the control of emotional responding.