A Comparison of the Effects of Different Perspectives in Terms of Reappraisal Subtypes on Affect: Positive Reappraisal and Putting into Perspective

Abstract

Reappraisal has attracted attention as one of the effective emotion regulation strategies. In recent years, it has been suggested that reappraisal has some subtypes. However, the effects of the subtypes on affect have not yet been investigated in detail. In the current study, we focused on "positive reappraisal" and "putting into perspective" as reappraisal subtypes. The purpose of this study was to experimentally investigate the effects of the two subtypes on affect. Participants were 107 undergraduate and graduate students (57 males and 50 females) from a Japanese university. They were randomly assigned to one of two conditions (positive reappraisal or putting into perspective). They completed a questionnaire to evaluate three types of affect at baseline, after a stress induction task, and after a reappraisal task. A t-test was conducted of the change score of each type of affect during the reappraisal task. The positive reappraisal group showed more of an increase in active positive affect and more of a decrease in depression and anxiety compared with the putting into perspective group. The result for non-active positive affect was not significant. In conclusion, positive reappraisal was a more effective strategy for emotion regulation than putting into perspective. The findings also indicate that putting into perspective was as effective for increasing non-active positive affect as positive reappraisal.

Zhongyong Thinking Style and Resilience Capacity in Chinese Undergraduates: The Chain Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal and Positive Affect

“…Based on the emotion regulation theory of Gross and John (2003) , individuals with more usages of cognition reappraisal tended to experience more positive effect. The studies also supported the positive correlation between cognition reappraisal and positive effect ( Yang and Li, 2014 ; Oikawa et al, 2017 ), while positive effect is a protective factor that can promote individuals’ resilience ( Lord et al, 2015 ). Evidence of experiencing positive effect can mediate the relationship between adolescents’ perceived parenting styles, and resilience can also partially verify our finding ( Nikmanesh et al, 2020 ).…”

The Role of Emotional Regulation in the Relationship between Nurses’ Creative Style and Innovation Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Despite the suggested importance of emotion regulation as a mechanism impacting nurses’ innovation behaviors, research so far has not provided evidence that supports or disproves the hypothetical role of emotion regulation in translating creativity into innovation among nurses. To fill this gap, in the present study, we investigated the mediating role of a major emotion-regulation strategy, positive reappraisal [ 19 ], in the relationship between nurses’ creative style and innovation behaviors. In addition, we explored the moderating role of another emotion-regulation strategy, putting into perspective [ 19 ], in the relationship between positive reappraisal and innovation behaviors.…”

“…To fill this gap, in the present study, we investigated the mediating role of a major emotion-regulation strategy, positive reappraisal [ 19 ], in the relationship between nurses’ creative style and innovation behaviors. In addition, we explored the moderating role of another emotion-regulation strategy, putting into perspective [ 19 ], in the relationship between positive reappraisal and innovation behaviors.…”