To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility
Emotion regulation (ER) constitutes strategies that modulate the experience and expression of emotions. While past work has predominantly assumed that ER strategies are consistently adaptive (or maladaptive) across situations, recent research has begun to examine individual-difference factors that a...
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| author | Toh, Wei Xing Yang, Hwajin |
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| description | Emotion regulation (ER) constitutes strategies that modulate the experience and expression of emotions. While past work has predominantly assumed that ER strategies are consistently adaptive (or maladaptive) across situations, recent research has begun to examine individual-difference factors that are associated with the flexible use of ER strategies in line with contextual demands (i.e., ER flexibility). Theoretical accounts maintain that the choice to use ER strategies in a given context is contingent on individual differences in executive function (EF), which refers to a collection of general-purpose regulatory operations. Based on a comprehensive battery of EF tasks, we investigated how the various EF facets (i.e., common EF, working-memory-specific, and shifting-specific factors) are related to the frequency of maintaining and switching ER strategies in response to stimuli that elicit varying levels of emotional intensity. Results indicated that individuals with higher EF demonstrated a more flexible pattern of ER strategy use across high- and low-intensity conditions. Specifically, better working-memory-specific ability (i.e., manipulating information within a mental workspace) was associated with a greater frequency of reappraisal-to-distraction strategy switching in high-intensity contexts. Furthermore, more proficient common EF (i.e., sustaining relevant goals in the face of competing goals and responses) corresponded to a higher propensity to maintain the use of reappraisal in low-intensity situations. The outcomes of this study offer a first glimpse of the cognitive factors underlying ER flexibility. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1682922023-05-28T15:30:23Z To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility Toh, Wei Xing Yang, Hwajin School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Psychology Executive Function Reappraisal Emotion regulation (ER) constitutes strategies that modulate the experience and expression of emotions. While past work has predominantly assumed that ER strategies are consistently adaptive (or maladaptive) across situations, recent research has begun to examine individual-difference factors that are associated with the flexible use of ER strategies in line with contextual demands (i.e., ER flexibility). Theoretical accounts maintain that the choice to use ER strategies in a given context is contingent on individual differences in executive function (EF), which refers to a collection of general-purpose regulatory operations. Based on a comprehensive battery of EF tasks, we investigated how the various EF facets (i.e., common EF, working-memory-specific, and shifting-specific factors) are related to the frequency of maintaining and switching ER strategies in response to stimuli that elicit varying levels of emotional intensity. Results indicated that individuals with higher EF demonstrated a more flexible pattern of ER strategy use across high- and low-intensity conditions. Specifically, better working-memory-specific ability (i.e., manipulating information within a mental workspace) was associated with a greater frequency of reappraisal-to-distraction strategy switching in high-intensity contexts. Furthermore, more proficient common EF (i.e., sustaining relevant goals in the face of competing goals and responses) corresponded to a higher propensity to maintain the use of reappraisal in low-intensity situations. The outcomes of this study offer a first glimpse of the cognitive factors underlying ER flexibility. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved). Submitted/Accepted version 2023-05-24T04:40:16Z 2023-05-24T04:40:16Z 2023 Journal Article Toh, W. X. & Yang, H. (2023). To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility. Emotion. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001250 1528-3542 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168292 10.1037/emo0001250 37166830 en Emotion © American Psychological Association, 2023. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final article is available, upon publication, at: https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001250. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Psychology Executive Function Reappraisal Toh, Wei Xing Yang, Hwajin To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| title | To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| title_full | To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| title_fullStr | To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| title_full_unstemmed | To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| title_short | To switch or not to switch? Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| title_sort | to switch or not to switch individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility |
| topic | Social sciences::Psychology Executive Function Reappraisal |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168292 |
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