The adaptive value of negative emotions : moderator effect of regulatory resouce

传统上，人们认为恐惧、抑郁或愤怒等负面情绪对个体的身心健康或认知活动是不适应的。然而，最近来自社会和进化心理学的证据表明，消极情绪有时比积极情绪更具有适应性。本研究试图阐明调节资源在负性情绪与心理适应关系中的调节作用。

Traditionally, it has been said that negative emotions like fear, depression, or anger, were maladaptive for individual physical or mental health or cognitive activities. Recent evidence from social and evolution psychology, however, have indicated that negative emotions sometimes functions adaptively than positive emotions. The present research tried to clarify that moderation effect of regulatory resource on the relation between negative emotions and psychological adaptation.