Rónai, Levente and Hann, Flóra and Kéri, Szabolcs and Ettinger, Ulrich and Polner, Bertalan (2024) Emotions under control? Better cognitive control is associated with reduced negative emotionality but increased negative emotional reactivity within individuals. BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY, 173. No.-104462. ISSN 00057967
|
Text
1-s2.0-S0005796723002103-main.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (1MB) | Preview |
|
|
Text
suppl.m.pdf - Supplemental Material Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (548kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Associations between impaired cognitive control and maladaptive emotion regulation have been extensively studied between individuals. However, it remains unclear if this relationship holds within individuals. In this study, we tested the assumption that momentary within-person fluctuation in cognitive control (working memory updating and response inhibition) is associated with emotional reactivity in everyday life. We conducted an experience sampling study (eight two-hourly prompts daily) where participants repeatedly performed short 2-back and Go/no-go tasks in daily life. We assessed negative and positive affective states, and unpleasantness of a recent event to capture emotional reactivity. We analyzed two overlapping samples: a Go/no-go and a 2-back dataset (N = 161/158). Our results showed that better momentary working memory updating was associated with decreased negative affect if the recent event was on average unpleasant for the given individual. However, better-than-average working memory updating in interaction with higher event-unpleasantness predicted higher negative affect levels (i.e., higher negative emotional reactivity). These findings may challenge the account of better cognitive control being universally related to adaptive emotion regulation. Although it is unlikely that emotional reactivity boosts working memory, future studies should establish the direction of causality.
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cognitive control, Emotional reactivity, Emotion regulation, Experience sampling method, Multilevel models |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BF Psychology / lélektan |
Depositing User: | Dr. Bertalan Kristóf Polner |
Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2024 12:22 |
Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2024 12:26 |
URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/205203 |
Actions (login required)
![]() |
Edit Item |