Ritchie Timothy D, Batteson Tamzin J, Bohn Annette, Crawford Matthew T, Ferguson Georgie V, Schrauf Robert W, Vogl Rodney J, Walker W Richard
a Department of Psychology , University of Limerick , Castletroy , Co. Limerick , Ireland.
Memory. 2015;23(2):278-90. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2014.884138. Epub 2014 Feb 14.
The fading affect bias (FAB) refers to the negative affect associated with autobiographical events fading faster than the positive affect associated with such events, a reliable and valid valence effect established by researchers in the USA. The present study examined the idea that the FAB is a ubiquitous emotion regulating phenomenon in autobiographical memory that is present in people from a variety of cultures. We tested for evidence of the FAB by sampling more than 2400 autobiographical event descriptions from 562 participants in 10 cultures around the world. Using variations on a common method, each sample evidenced a FAB: positive affect faded slower than negative affect did. Results suggest that in tandem with local norms and customs, the FAB may foster recovery from negative life events and promote the retention of the positive emotions, within and outside of the USA. We discuss these findings in the context of Keltner and Haidt's levels of analysis theory of emotion and culture.
消退情感偏差（FAB）指的是与自传体事件相关的消极情感比与之相关的积极情感消退得更快，这是美国研究人员确立的一种可靠且有效的效价效应。本研究探讨了这样一种观点，即消退情感偏差是自传体记忆中一种普遍存在的情绪调节现象，存在于来自各种文化背景的人群中。我们通过对来自世界各地10种文化的562名参与者提供的2400多个自传体事件描述进行抽样，来检验消退情感偏差的证据。使用一种常见方法的不同变体，每个样本都证明了消退情感偏差的存在：积极情感的消退速度比消极情感慢。结果表明，与当地规范和习俗相一致，在美国国内外，消退情感偏差可能有助于从负面生活事件中恢复，并促进积极情绪的保留。我们在凯尔特纳和海特的情感与文化分析层次理论的背景下讨论这些发现。
