Savoring versus dampening: self-esteem differences in regulating positive affect |
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Authors: | Wood Joanne V Heimpel Sara A Michela John L |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. jwood@watarts.uwaterloo.ca |
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Abstract: | Five studies examined the hypotheses that when people experience positive affect, those low in self-esteem are especially likely to dampen that affect, whereas those high in self-esteem are especially likely to savor it. Undergraduate participants' memories for a positive event (Study 1) and their reported reactions to a success (Study 2) supported the dampening prediction. Results also suggest that dampening was associated with worse mood the day after a success (Study 2), that positive and negative affect regulation are distinct, that self-esteem is associated with affect regulation even when Neuroticism and Extraversion are controlled (Studies 3 and 4), and that self-esteem may be especially important for certain types of positive events and positive affect regulation (Study 5). |
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