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  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Trait anxiety is linked to emotional processing and cognitive control.
  • Understanding memory regulation in anxiety is crucial for mental health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between trait anxiety, emotional valence, and memory control.
  • To examine memory suppression abilities in high and low trait anxiety individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Think/No-think paradigm to assess memory suppression.
  • Participants learned word-scene associations (neutral, positive, negative).
  • Assessed recall performance after instructed suppression or elaboration.

Main Results:

  • Low trait anxiety individuals demonstrated a memory suppression effect.
  • High trait anxiety individuals showed impaired memory suppression, especially for negative scenes.
  • Anxiety negatively impacts the ability to control unwanted memories.

Conclusions:

  • Trait anxiety influences cognitive control over emotional memories.
  • Anxiety may hinder the suppression of negative memory recall.
  • Findings highlight the interplay between anxiety, emotion, and memory regulation.