Emotion regulation effects in trait-anxious college students under different working memory loads
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.12.10
- VernacularTitle:特质焦虑大学生在不同工作记忆负荷下的情绪调节效应
- Author:
Jiangli JIAO
1
;
Guoqiang QIU
;
Jie YAO
;
Maolu ZHANG
;
Yi LIU
Author Information
1. 新疆心智发展与学习科学重点实验室,乌鲁木齐 830017;新疆师范大学心理学院,乌鲁木齐 830017
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
working memory load;
trait anxiety;
emotion regulation
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(12):1068-1073
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the emotion regulation effects in trait-anxious college students under differ-ent working memory loads.Methods:A total of 40 undergraduates with elevated trait anxiety(STAI-T＞40)com-pleted a 2(working memory load:high vs.low)× 3(emotion regulation phase:neutral,engagement,regulation)within-subjects design experiment.Dependent variables included emotional valence ratings and emotion regulation efficacy scores.The protocol consisted of three phases,namely free viewing of neutral images during the neutral phase,viewing negative images without regulation during the engagement phase,and implementing cognitive reap-praisal strategies for negative images during the regulation phase.Working memory tasks(n-back paradigm)were administered concurrently across all phases.Results:Emotional valence ratings during the engagement phase were lower than those during the neutral phase(P＜0.001),emotional valence ratings during the regulation phase were higher than those during the engagement phase(P＜0.01).Emotion regulation effect scores under high working memory load were higher than those under low load(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Higher working memory load may enhance the efficacy of cognitive reappraisal in trait-anxious individuals.
