Ritchie Timothy D, Sedikides Constantine, Skowronski John J
a Department of Psychology , Saint Xavier University , Chicago , IL , USA.
b School of Psychology, Centre for Research on Self and Identity , University of Southampton , Southampton , UK.
Memory. 2016;24(5):577-91. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2015.1031678. Epub 2015 Apr 29.
The intensity of positive affect elicited by recall of positive events exceeds the intensity of negative affect elicited by recall of negative events (fading affect bias, or FAB). The research described in the present article examined the relation between the FAB and three regulatory goals of the self: esteem, continuity and meaningfulness. The extent to which an event contributed to esteem (Study 1), continuity (Study 2) or meaningfulness (Study 3) was related to positive affect at event recall provoked by positive memories and to negative affect at event recall provoked by negative memories. The relation between affect experienced at recall and the three regulatory goals was bidirectional. The results showcase how individuals use recall for self-regulatory purposes and how they implement self-regulatory goals for positive affect.
回忆积极事件所引发的积极情感强度超过回忆消极事件所引发的消极情感强度（情感消退偏差，简称FAB）。本文所述研究考察了情感消退偏差与自我的三个调节目标之间的关系：自尊、连续性和意义性。某一事件对自尊（研究1）、连续性（研究2）或意义性（研究3）的贡献程度，与积极记忆引发的事件回忆时的积极情感以及消极记忆引发的事件回忆时的消极情感相关。回忆时体验到的情感与这三个调节目标之间的关系是双向的。研究结果展示了个体如何将回忆用于自我调节目的，以及他们如何为获得积极情感而实现自我调节目标。
