Huang Ruiwen, Le Mei, Yuan JiaJin, Yang Jiemin
Institute of Brain and Psychological Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
Psych J. 2025 Aug;14(4):583-590. doi: 10.1002/pchj.70021. Epub 2025 Jun 4.
Emotion regulation choice (ERC) requires cognitive control resources. However, it remains unknown whether and how individuals' internal resource levels may influence their ERC. To address this question, 51 participants first performed a depletion or non-depletion cognitive task. Then, they were presented with negative pictures of high and low intensity and were required to choose distraction or reappraisal, to regulate their emotion, or watch (no regulation) the negative stimulus. The results indicated that individuals showed a greater usage preference for distraction in high-intensity emotional situations. Besides, individuals' choice of reappraisal was not affected by emotional intensity. More importantly, the depletion effects led to a significant increase in the choice of watch and reduced the choice of distraction (but not reappraisal). These results suggest that cognitive depletion weakens emotion regulation willingness and has different effects on distraction and reappraisal.
情绪调节选择（ERC）需要认知控制资源。然而，个体的内部资源水平是否以及如何影响他们的ERC仍然未知。为了解决这个问题，51名参与者首先执行了一项耗竭或非耗竭认知任务。然后，他们观看了高强度和低强度的负面图片，并被要求选择分心或重新评价来调节情绪，或者观看（不调节）负面刺激。结果表明，在高强度情绪情境中，个体对分心的使用偏好更大。此外，个体对重新评价的选择不受情绪强度的影响。更重要的是，耗竭效应导致观看选择显著增加，分心选择减少（但重新评价选择未减少）。这些结果表明，认知耗竭会削弱情绪调节意愿，并且对分心和重新评价有不同的影响。
