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Justin N Wahlers1, Katie E Garrison1, Brandon J Schmeichel2
1Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Cognition & emotion
|September 16, 2024
概括
更高的工作记忆能力 (WMC) 与日常负面情绪的减少有关,无论压力事件如何. 这种能力还支持更好地应对压力管理的应对策略.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 情感科学是一种情感科学.
- 人类情绪研究研究 人类情绪研究
背景情况:
- 工作记忆能力 (WMC) 对于认知控制至关重要,并与情绪调节有关.
- 以前的研究表明,WMC可能会缓冲个人对日常压力因素的负面情绪影响.
- 发现的不一致性需要进一步调查,特别是在自然环境中.
研究的目的:
- 直接复制一项关于WMC与日常情感体验之间的关系的先前研究.
- 检查更高的WMC是否会减弱压力事件与日常生活中的负面影响之间的关联.
- 探索应对策略在WMC情绪链接中的作用.
主要方法:
- 进行了工作记忆容量 (WMC) 的实验室评估.
- 参与者 (N=109) 完成了为期6天的经验采样方案,报告了日常压力因素,情绪和应对机制.
- 分析数据以评估WMC,压力事件,负面情绪和应对策略之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 较高的WMC与较低的瞬间负面情绪水平有关.
- 这种WMC与负面情绪之间的关联独立于压力事件的发生.
- 探索性分析表明,较高的WMC预测了更多地使用规划作为应对策略,以及在压力事件中使用更多的应对策略.
- 应对策略没有调解WMC和负面情绪之间的关系.
结论:
- 这些发现支持了更高的工作记忆能力和日常生活中减少负面情绪之间的直接联系.
- 结果强调了WMC在情感福祉中的作用的生态有效性.
- 虽然WMC与适应性应对有关,但它对情绪的直接影响似乎独立于它对应对机制的影响.
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