Getting a Grip on Your Feelings: Effects of Action Orientation and External Demands on Intuitive Affect Regulation

The authors propose that volitional action is supported by intuitive affect regulation , defined as flexible, efficient, and nonrepressive control of own affective states. Intuitive affect regulation should be most apparent among action-oriented individuals under demanding conditions. Consistent wit...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 2004-12, Vol.87 (6), p.974-990
Main Authors: Koole, Sander L, Jostmann, Nils B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affect
Affect (Psychology)
Affectivity. Emotion
Biological and medical sciences
Discrimination (Psychology)
Emotional Control
Emotional Regulation
Emotional States
Emotions
Face
Feelings
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Human behaviour
Humans
Intuition
Male
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reward
Self Efficacy
Social Behavior
Social interaction
Social psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Volition
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Summary:The authors propose that volitional action is supported by intuitive affect regulation , defined as flexible, efficient, and nonrepressive control of own affective states. Intuitive affect regulation should be most apparent among action-oriented individuals under demanding conditions. Consistent with this, a demanding context led action-oriented individuals to down-regulate negative affect in self-reports (Study 1), in an affective Simon task (Study 2), and in a face discrimination task (Study 3). In line with the idea that intuitive affect regulation is guided by top-down self-regulation processes, intuitive affect regulation in a face discrimination task was mediated by increases in self-accessibility (Study 3). No parallel effects emerged among action-oriented participants in a nondemanding context or among state-oriented participants.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.87.6.974