Deliberately Retrieved Negative Memories Can Improve Mood Beyond the Intention to Do So

Deliberately Retrieved Negative Memories Can Improve Mood Beyond the Intention to Do So

The role of autobiographical memory in emotion regulation is deemed as limited to the selective retrieval of positive memories intended as a distraction from unpleasant stimuli. The present experimental study is the first to examine whether negative autobiographical memories serve as a way to boost...

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Main Authors: Veronika V. Nourkova, Alena A. Gofman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2022-08-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
emotion regulation
autobiographical memory function
reappraisal
distraction
downward comparison
vicarious memories
Online Access:https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/4629

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