Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness
Stress and anxiety have been shown to temporally impair executive functions, but the role of other emotions, such as sadness, has been inconclusive. Moreover, the role of affect regulation in this relationship has not been extensively studied. The present research investigated whether certain types...
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| author | Genevieve Beaulieu-Pelletier Marc-André Bouchard Frederick L. Philippe |
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| description | Stress and anxiety have been shown to temporally impair executive functions, but the role of other emotions, such as sadness, has been inconclusive. Moreover, the role of affect regulation in this relationship has not been extensively studied. The present research investigated whether certain types of mental states (mental output resulting from the use of affect regulation within a specific context or with respect to a specific material or theme) relative to the context of loss would predict impairment of executive functions. Participants were randomly assigned to read either a loss-related newspaper article inducing sadness or a neutral newspaper article. Results showed that low mental states relative to loss (maladaptive affect regulation) predicted impairment of executive functions following an induction of sadness, but not following the neutral induction. Conversely, high mental states (adaptive affect regulation) were not predictive of impairment of executive functions in both the sadness and neutral condition. These findings have implications for the boundaries within which emotion can disrupt high-order cognitive processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-074b1a58c5f34c76ac1c8f49d4b1d9e82022-12-21T20:31:56ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-03-0173e06599Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadnessGenevieve Beaulieu-Pelletier0Marc-André Bouchard1Frederick L. Philippe2Department of Psychology, University of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Corresponding author.Stress and anxiety have been shown to temporally impair executive functions, but the role of other emotions, such as sadness, has been inconclusive. Moreover, the role of affect regulation in this relationship has not been extensively studied. The present research investigated whether certain types of mental states (mental output resulting from the use of affect regulation within a specific context or with respect to a specific material or theme) relative to the context of loss would predict impairment of executive functions. Participants were randomly assigned to read either a loss-related newspaper article inducing sadness or a neutral newspaper article. Results showed that low mental states relative to loss (maladaptive affect regulation) predicted impairment of executive functions following an induction of sadness, but not following the neutral induction. Conversely, high mental states (adaptive affect regulation) were not predictive of impairment of executive functions in both the sadness and neutral condition. These findings have implications for the boundaries within which emotion can disrupt high-order cognitive processes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021007027Executive functionsMental statesAffect regulationSadness |
| spellingShingle | Genevieve Beaulieu-Pelletier Marc-André Bouchard Frederick L. Philippe Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness Heliyon Executive functions Mental states Affect regulation Sadness |
| title | Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness |
| title_full | Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness |
| title_fullStr | Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness |
| title_short | Loss-related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness |
| title_sort | loss related mental states impair executive functions in a context of sadness |
| topic | Executive functions Mental states Affect regulation Sadness |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021007027 |
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