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Better Late Than Never? On the Dynamics of Online Regulation of Sadness Using Distraction and Cognitive ReappraisalBen-Gurion University of the Negev, sheppes{at}bgu.ac.il
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Real-life emotion regulation often occurs at some point after an emotion-triggering event (ETE) has been introduced, but most previous research has involved regulation before or after the ETE. In a series of experiments, the authors examined online regulation via distraction and cognitive reappraisal by manipulating the strategy initiation point in sadness-evoking films. Distraction was effective even when initiated late, presumably because it involves diluting the ETE contents by mixing them with a nonsad input. By contrast, reappraisal was less effective when initiated late, suggesting a possible point of no return for this strategy: Adopting a detached view late in the ETE may be difficult because it involves continued focus on the ETE and hence requires overcoming a previously formed tendency of identifying with the emotional content.
Key Words: emotion regulation • sadness • cognitive reappraisal • distraction • point of no return • differential effectiveness
This version was published on November
1, 2007 Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 11,
1518-1532 (2007) |
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