A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Wang K., Goldenberg A., Dorison C. A., Miller J. K., Uusberg A., Lerner J. S., ...Daha Fazla

Nature human behaviour, cilt.5, ss.1089-1113, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x
  • Dergi Adı: Nature human behaviour
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1089-1113
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts. To reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions, we tested the effectiveness of reappraisal, an emotion-regulation strategy that modifies how one thinks about a situation. Participants from 87 countries and regions (n = 21,644) were randomly assigned to one of two brief reappraisal interventions (reconstrual or repurposing) or one of two control conditions (active or passive). Results revealed that both reappraisal interventions (vesus both control conditions) consistently reduced negative emotions and increased positive emotions across different measures. Reconstrual and repurposing interventions had similar effects. Importantly, planned exploratory analyses indicated that reappraisal interventions did not reduce intentions to practice preventive health behaviours. The findings demonstrate the viability of creating scalable, low-cost interventions for use around the world.