Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience & Mental Health and Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University.
Division of Behavioral Health and Health Promotion, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Emotion. 2020 Jun;20(4):700-712. doi: 10.1037/emo0000572. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
Positive emotions have been shown to shape individuals' reactions to intergroup conflicts, but the exact mechanism remains unknown. The current research hypothesizes that the impact of positive emotions would be moderated by dialectical thinking: beliefs about accepting contradiction and change. Experiencing positive emotions in an intergroup conflict may be perceived as unacceptable and evokes discomfort among nondialectical individuals, amplifying the negative reactions toward outgroup members. In contrast, because dialectical thinkers accept contradictory emotions, positive emotions may buffer against the adverse consequences of intergroup provocations. Study 1 confirmed this hypothesis by examining Chinese emotions in a real-life and a lab-induced intergroup conflict. Study 2 recruited Western participants and demonstrated that the moderating effect of dialectical thinking was evident only under a conflict-related context. Study 3 confirmed the causality by manipulating dialectical thinking in a historically enduring conflict. These findings suggest that enhancing dialectical thinking maximized the buffering effect of positive emotion against intergroup conflict. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
积极情绪已被证明会影响个体对群体间冲突的反应，但具体机制尚不清楚。本研究假设积极情绪的影响会受到辩证思维的调节：即关于接受矛盾和变化的信念。在群体间冲突中体验积极情绪可能被认为是不可接受的，会引起非辩证个体的不适，从而加剧他们对群体外成员的负面反应。相比之下，因为辩证思考者接受矛盾的情绪，积极情绪可能会缓冲群体间挑衅的不利后果。研究 1 通过考察现实生活和实验室诱导的群体间冲突中的中国情绪，验证了这一假设。研究 2 招募了西方参与者，证明只有在与冲突相关的背景下，辩证思维的调节作用才明显。研究 3 通过在历史上持久的冲突中操纵辩证思维，证实了这种因果关系。这些发现表明，增强辩证思维可以最大限度地发挥积极情绪对群体间冲突的缓冲作用。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。
