Differentiating thought suppression and the suppression of emotional expression

This study examined the distinctiveness of thought suppression & the suppression of emotional expression. This study also examined the validity of measures of these constructs in predicting self-reported emotional, physical, & cognitive reactions to disgust-eliciting film segments. A total o...

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Published in:Cognition and emotion 2006-08, Vol.20 (5), p.729-735
Main Authors: VALENTINER, David P, HOOD, Je Taime, HAWKINS, Alesia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affectivity. Emotion
Biological and medical sciences
Disgust
Emotional expressivity
Emotional regulation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Thought suppression
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Summary:This study examined the distinctiveness of thought suppression & the suppression of emotional expression. This study also examined the validity of measures of these constructs in predicting self-reported emotional, physical, & cognitive reactions to disgust-eliciting film segments. A total of 156 participants watched one of three disgust-eliciting films. After watching the film, participants rated 16 items derived from instruction sets used in past studies of thought suppression, & past studies of emotional regulation. They also completed measures of emotional, physical, & cognitive reactions to the films. Exploratory factor analyses of 16 emotion regulation items identified thought suppression & the suppression of emotional expression as relatively distinct constructs. We also examined how well the resulting scales predicted subjective disgust, & physical & cognitive reactions to the films. These findings & their implications for integrating emotion regulation frameworks are discussed. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0269-9931
1464-0600
DOI:10.1080/02699930500368493