Résibois Maxime, Kalokerinos Elise K, Verleysen Gregory, Kuppens Peter, Van Mechelen Iven, Fossati Philippe, Verduyn Philippe
a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
b Social & Affective Neuroscience Lab , ICM, UMR 7225/UMR_S 1127, UPMC/CNRS/INSERM , Paris , France.
Cogn Emot. 2018 Mar;32(2):259-274. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2017.1298993. Epub 2017 Mar 2.
Intensity profiles of emotional experience over time have been found to differ primarily in explosiveness (i.e. whether the profile has a steep vs. a gentle start) and accumulation (i.e. whether intensity increases over time vs. goes back to baseline). However, the determinants of these temporal features remain poorly understood. In two studies, we examined whether emotion regulation strategies are predictive of the degree of explosiveness and accumulation of negative emotional episodes. Participants were asked to draw profiles reflecting changes in the intensity of emotions elicited either by negative social feedback in the lab (Study 1) or by negative events in daily life (Study 2). In addition, trait (Study 1 & 2), and state (Study 2) usage of a set of emotion regulation strategies was assessed. Multilevel analyses revealed that trait rumination (especially the brooding component) was positively associated with emotion accumulation (Study 1 & 2). State rumination was also positively associated with emotion accumulation and, to a lesser extent, with emotion explosiveness (Study 2). These results provide support for emotion regulation theories, which hypothesise that rumination is a central mechanism underlying the maintenance of negative emotions.
随着时间推移，情绪体验的强度曲线主要在爆发性（即曲线起始是陡峭还是平缓）和累积性（即强度随时间增加还是回到基线）方面存在差异。然而，这些时间特征的决定因素仍知之甚少。在两项研究中，我们考察了情绪调节策略是否能预测负面情绪事件的爆发程度和累积程度。参与者被要求画出反映实验室中负面社会反馈（研究1）或日常生活中的负面事件（研究2）所引发的情绪强度变化的曲线。此外，还评估了一系列情绪调节策略的特质性（研究1和2）以及状态性（研究2）使用情况。多层次分析表明，特质性沉思（尤其是沉思的沉思部分）与情绪累积呈正相关（研究1和2）。状态性沉思也与情绪累积呈正相关，且在较小程度上与情绪爆发性呈正相关（研究2）。这些结果为情绪调节理论提供了支持，该理论假设沉思是维持负面情绪的核心机制。
