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Lise Abrams1, David J Therriault2
1Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA.
Anxiety, stress, and coping
|July 5, 2024
概括
感知笑声显著减少了焦虑,而工作记忆任务增加了焦虑. 听到笑声可以通过诱导积极的情绪和减少兴奋来帮助调节焦虑.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 情绪调节 情绪调节 情绪调节
背景情况:
- 焦虑会对考试表现和工作记忆等认知功能产生负面影响.
- 幽默是减少焦虑的一种公认的方法.
- 笑声是对幽默的常见反应,研究了它的抗焦虑作用.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定感知笑声是否会影响自我报告的状态和特征焦虑.
- 为了比较笑声感知,中性声音和认知任务对焦虑水平的影响.
主要方法:
- 参与者在干预之前和之后完成了国家-海峡焦虑清单 (STAI).
- 干预包括评分笑声,中性声音或执行工作记忆任务.
- 在三个实验条件下,采用了受试者之间的设计.
主要成果:
- 感知笑声导致状态和特征焦虑的显著下降.
- 参与工作记忆任务导致状态焦虑的显著增加.
- 接触中性声音对焦虑水平没有显著影响.
结论:
- 笑声的感知可以有效地减少焦虑,这表明积极情绪在情绪调节中的作用.
- 由工作记忆任务引起的认知负载可能会加剧焦虑.
- 听到笑声似乎可以通过减轻兴奋来抵消焦虑,即使没有负面情绪.
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