Department of Psychology, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
J Pers. 2020 Oct;88(5):965-977. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12544. Epub 2020 Mar 19.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether coherent integration of negative memories into the self could positively predict well-being over time, and whether certain emotion regulation strategies could facilitate this coherent integration. In turn, coherent integration of negative memories was expected to further facilitate adaptive emotion regulation strategies over time.
A total of 303 participants took part in this longitudinal study. At Phase 1, they completed measures of emotion regulation and well-being. Three months later, they described the memory of the most negative event they experienced since Phase 1, and completed measures assessing its integration. One month later, participants completed the well-being measures again, and another month later, their emotion regulation was reassessed.
Adaptive emotion regulation predicted adaptive memory integration, which in turn led to increases in well-being and adaptive emotion regulation. Contrariwise, the incapacity to adaptively regulate emotions predicted poor memory integration, which in turn led to decreases in well-being.
The way people regulate their negative emotions acts as an individual difference influencing how negative memories are integrated into the self, which can in return alter well-being and emotion regulation capacity over time.
本研究旨在确定负面记忆与自我的一致整合是否能随着时间的推移积极预测幸福感，以及某些情绪调节策略是否能促进这种一致整合。反过来，负面记忆的一致整合预计也会随着时间的推移进一步促进适应性情绪调节策略。
共有 303 名参与者参与了这项纵向研究。在第 1 阶段，他们完成了情绪调节和幸福感的测量。3 个月后，他们描述了自第 1 阶段以来经历的最负面事件的记忆，并完成了评估其整合的测量。一个月后，参与者再次完成了幸福感的测量，又过了一个月，他们的情绪调节再次得到评估。
适应性情绪调节预测适应性记忆整合，而适应性记忆整合反过来又会增加幸福感和适应性情绪调节。相反，不能适应性地调节情绪会预测不良的记忆整合，而不良的记忆整合反过来又会降低幸福感。
人们调节负面情绪的方式是一种个体差异，影响着负面记忆如何与自我整合，从而反过来改变幸福感和情绪调节能力随着时间的推移。
