Interpersonal emotion regulation mitigates the link between trait neuroticism and a more negative valence bias
Personality and Individual Differences,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
196, С. 111726 - 111726
Опубликована: Май 25, 2022
Язык: Английский
Chronic Stress May Amplify Gender/Sex Differences in Amygdala Reactivity to Ambiguous Emotional Stimuli
Stress and Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
41(2)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Heightened
reactivity
to
ambiguous
emotional
stimuli,
such
as
surprized
faces,
is
a
transdiagnostic
psychopathology
risk
factor.
Women
show
elevated
amygdala
activation
stimuli
relative
men,
which
may
underlie
their
significantly
higher
for
mood
disorders.
Moreover,
there
are
sex/gender
differences
in
the
effects
of
stress
on
both
emotion
processing
and
regulation,
with
greater
impact
negative
emotionality
females.
We
predicted
that
chronic
would
be
associated
stronger
these
amplified
girls/women.
tested
interactions
gender/sex
activity
sample
297
healthy
participants
(59%
girls/women,
age
range
6-75
years)
who
provided
saliva
viewed
face
while
undergoing
functional
neuroimaging.
Saliva
samples
were
assayed
two
markers
stress:
Epstein-Barr
Virus
(EBV)
expression
diversity
Lactobacilli
species.
Among
was
images
than
lower
exposure,
although
this
effect
not
statistically
significant.
Counter
predictions,
reverse
found
among
boys/men
(i.e.,
exposure
activation).
Results
similar
across
left
right
amygdalae,
measures.
Although
our
findings
preliminary
should
replicated,
they
align
gender
valence
bias,
broadly
support
hypothesis
neural
ambiguity,
particularly
areas
brain
sensitive
regulation.
Possibly,
does
universally
increase
negativity,
but
instead
amplifies
default
biases-which
boys/men,
result
less
reactivity.
Язык: Английский
The role of trait reappraisal in response to emotional ambiguity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Emotion,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
24(4), С. 935 - 946
Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2023
Individuals
exhibit
a
systematic
valence
bias-a
specific
form
of
interpretation
bias-in
response
to
emotional
ambiguity.
Accumulating
evidence
suggests
most
people
initially
respond
ambiguity
negatively
and
differ
only
in
subsequent
responses.
We
hypothesized
that
trait-level
cognitive
reappraisal-an
emotion
regulation
strategy
involving
the
reinterpretation
affective
meaning
stimuli-might
explain
individual
differences
bias.
To
answer
this
question,
we
conducted
random-effects
meta-analysis
14
effect
sizes
from
13
prior
studies
(
Язык: Английский
Think again: the role of reappraisal in reducing negative valence bias
Cognition & Emotion,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
37(2), С. 238 - 253
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2022
Stimuli
such
as
surprised
faces
are
ambiguous
in
that
they
associated
with
both
positive
and
negative
outcomes.
Interestingly,
people
differ
reliably
whether
evaluate
these
other
stimuli
or
negative,
we
have
argued
a
evaluation
relies
part
on
biasing
of
the
appraisal
processes
via
reappraisal.
To
further
test
this
idea,
conducted
two
studies
to
increasing
cognitive
accessibility
reappraisal
through
brief
emotion
regulation
task
would
lead
an
increase
evaluations
ambiguity.
Supporting
prediction,
demonstrated
cuing
reappraisal,
but
not
three
forms
(Study
1a-d;
n
=
120),
increased
faces.
In
sign
robustness,
also
found
effect
generalised
from
scenes
2;
34).
Collectively,
findings
suggest
may
play
key
role
determining
responses
stimuli.
We
discuss
context
affective
flexibility,
valence
bias
(i.e.
tendency
ambiguity
more
positively
negatively)
represents
novel
approach
measuring
implicit
regulation.
Язык: Английский
In the face of ambiguity: intrinsic brain organization in development predicts one’s bias toward positivity or negativity
Cerebral Cortex,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
34(3)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2024
Abstract
Exacerbated
negativity
bias,
including
in
responses
to
ambiguity,
represents
a
common
phenotype
of
internalizing
disorders.
Individuals
differ
their
propensity
toward
positive
or
negative
appraisals
ambiguity.
This
variability
constitutes
one’s
valence
stable
construct
linked
mental
health.
Evidence
suggests
an
initial
response
ambiguity
that
updates
via
regulatory
processes
support
more
bias.
Previous
work
implicates
the
amygdala
and
prefrontal
cortex,
regions
cingulo-opercular
system,
this
process.
Nonetheless,
neurodevelopmental
origins
bias
remain
unclear.
The
current
study
tests
whether
intrinsic
brain
organization
predicts
among
119
children
adolescents
(6
17
years).
Using
whole-brain
resting-state
functional
connectivity,
machine-learning
model
predicted
(r
=
0.20,
P
0.03),
as
did
restricted
system
features
0.19,
0.04).
Disrupting
connectivity
revealed
additional
intra-system
(e.g.
fronto-parietal)
inter-system
cingulo-opercular)
important
for
prediction.
results
highlight
top–down
control
systems
bottom–up
perceptual
influence
development.
Thus,
informs
directs
future
aimed
at
explicating
related
symptomology.
Язык: Английский
Regulation of positive and negative affect: Associations with stress and resilience in health professions students
Journal of Educational Sciences & Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13 (75)(2), С. 182 - 194
Опубликована: Дек. 30, 2023
The
study
aimed
to
establish
the
relationship
between
affect
regulation
strategies,
perceived
stress,
and
resilience
in
health
professions
students.
A
total
of
181
undergraduates
participated
survey.
instruments
used
were
Brief
Resilience
Scale,
Responses
Positive
Affect
Emotion
Regulation
Questionnaire,
Cognitive
Perceived
Stress
Scale.
analyses
indicated
that
reappraisal
performed
as
a
positive
predictor
resilience,
whereas
rumination
dampening
-
negative
predictors
with
effect
being
strongest.
Dampening,
rumination,
self-blame
predicted
stress
positively
it
negatively.
fully
mediated
rumination-resilience
relationship.
show
via
self-blame,
reappraisal,
down-regulation
dampening,
but
not
its
up-regulation,
associated
students'
resilience.
Tendencies
reappraise
negatives
experiences
boosts
self-blaming,
ruminating
suppressing
ones
make
students
vulnerable
appraisals
experience
latter
presenting
strongest
risk
factor
for
their
adaptability.
Implications
implementing
emotion
skills
psycho-education
enhance
are
discussed.
Язык: Английский