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  • Linguistics
  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Foreign language use is explored in clinical settings for emotional distancing.
  • Evidence for foreign language reducing emotionality during negative event processing is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if processing negative events in a foreign language modulates the link between traumatic symptomatology and emotional reactions.
  • To assess the impact of native vs. foreign language on emotional responses to trauma-related memories.

Main Methods:

  • 128 healthy participants completed online questionnaires.
  • Participants described a negative childhood event in their native or a foreign language (English/Spanish).
  • Emotionality (distress, arousal, valence) and traumatic stress symptoms were measured.

Main Results:

  • The association between traumatic symptomatology and emotionality was moderated by the language used for processing.
  • Traumatic symptomatology correlated more strongly with distress and arousal changes when events were processed in the native language.
  • Processing negative events in a foreign language appeared to dampen the emotional impact.

Conclusions:

  • Foreign language processing can influence emotional reactivity to negative experiences.
  • This effect suggests potential therapeutic applications for stress and trauma-related disorders.
  • Utilizing a foreign language may serve as a tool to manage emotional responses in clinical interventions.