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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Affective Science

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  • Emotional granularity, the ability to discern specific emotions, is theorized to depend on efficient emotion concept categorization.
  • Executive functions, including working memory, inhibition, and shifting, are proposed to support this categorization process.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically investigate the association between executive functions and emotional granularity in individuals with and without chronic pain.
  • To test the hypothesis that executive functions positively correlate with both negative and positive emotional granularity.

Main Methods:

  • Two samples (N=153 without chronic pain, N=218 with chronic pain) completed online executive function assessments.
  • A 14-day ambulatory assessment captured daily experiences of 15 negative and 12 positive emotions.
  • Statistical analyses examined relationships between executive function task scores and emotional granularity indices.

Main Results:

  • Contrary to hypotheses, no significant positive associations were found between executive function measures and emotional granularity.
  • This lack of association held true for both negative and positive emotions, across both samples, and in combined analyses.

Conclusions:

  • Executive functions may play a less significant role in emotional granularity than previously theorized.
  • Alternative operationalizations of executive functions and emotional granularity may be needed to uncover potential associations.