The Impact of Perspective Change as a Cognitive Reappraisal Strategy on Affect: A Systematic Review

The strategic or deliberate adoption of a cognitively distanced, third-person perspective is proposed to adaptively regulate emotions. However, studies of psychological disorders suggest spontaneous adoption of a third-person perspective reflects counter-productive avoidance. Here we review studie...

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Main Authors: Sophie Margaret Anne Wallace-Hadrill, Sunjeev K Kamboj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01715/full