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Renee J Thompson¹, Jutta Mata, Susanne M Jaeggi

¹Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Jordan Hall, Bldg 420; Stanford, CA 94305, USA. reneet@stanford.edu

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Affective Science
Emotional Awareness

Background:

Emotional awareness, particularly attention to emotion, is theorized as crucial for adaptive emotional processing.
Limited research exists on how attention to emotion influences the intensity of emotional experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between attention to emotion and levels of negative affect (NA) and positive affect (PA).
To explore the prospective effects of attention to emotion on subsequent affect levels.

Main Methods:

A study involving 53 healthy adults who used electronic devices to report on attention to emotion, NA, and PA eight times daily for approximately 7 days.
Multilevel modeling was employed to analyze the collected data.

Main Results:

Attention to emotion was concurrently associated with higher levels of both NA and PA.
Prospectively, attention to emotion predicted a decrease in NA at subsequent prompts, but did not affect PA levels.

Conclusions:

Emotional processes may fulfill distinct functions across time.
Attention to emotion plays a significant role in the regulation of affect.