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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Trait anxiety can impact cognitive performance, particularly in tasks requiring emotional regulation.
  • Cognitive reappraisal is a known strategy for managing negative emotions.
  • The effectiveness of creative cognitive reappraisal compared to standard reappraisal in anxious individuals is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of creative cognitive reappraisal on estimation strategy execution in college students.
  • To compare the efficacy of creative versus standard cognitive reappraisal in regulating negative emotions.
  • To examine these effects in relation to levels of trait anxiety.

Main Methods:

  • Selected 47 college students with high (HTA) and low trait anxiety (LTA) from 803 participants using the Trait Anxiety Scale.
  • Participants completed a two-digit multiplication estimation task.
  • Emotion regulation was induced using standard and creative cognitive reappraisal techniques.

Main Results:

  • Creative cognitive reappraisal significantly improved negative emotional experiences in both HTA and LTA groups.
  • Standard cognitive reappraisal improved emotions in LTA but not HTA individuals.
  • Both reappraisal methods enhanced estimation strategy execution speed, with creative reappraisal showing a greater effect.

Conclusions:

  • Creative cognitive reappraisal offers a potent method for emotion regulation and cognitive enhancement in students with trait anxiety.
  • The findings suggest creative reappraisal may be particularly beneficial for individuals experiencing higher levels of anxiety.
  • Both standard and creative cognitive reappraisal can improve the speed of executing estimation strategies post-emotion regulation.