Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2008):

Individual differences in negative affect repair.

Full Abstract

The extant literature implicates affect repair ability as one source of individual differences in negative affect. Emerging from this literature are three regulatory traits that should predict repair ability (negative mood regulation expectancies, monitoring, labeling), yet no experimental examination of this possibility exists. Two studies explored this issue. Participants (Ns=305, 146) watched negative affect-inducing videos and completed a repair or control writing task, before and after which they reported their affect. Results revealed wide individual differences in repair ability. Specifically, participants with high expectancies of repair success and those who attend to and understand their affect experienced the largest decreases in negative affect and largest increases in positive affect following the repair tasks. These findings advance understanding of individual differences in affect regulation and have implications for future research.

Author information

Author/s: Hemenover, Scott H (SH); Augustine, Adam A (AA); Shulman, Tirza (T); Tran, Tuan Q (TQ); Barlett, Christopher P (CP);

Affiliation: Western Illinois University, Department of Psychology, Macomb, IL 61455-1390, USA. SH-Hemenover(-atsign-)wiu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: Emotion (Washington, D.C.) (Emotion), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Aug; vol 8 (issue 4) : pp 468-78

Dates: Created 2008/08/27; Completed 2008/11/18;

PMID: 18729579, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Adult Affect Female Humans

Male Questionnaires Social Control, Informal Videotape Recording

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