Negative social emotions and cognition: Shame, guilt and working memory impairments

Cavalera, Cesare; Pepe, Alessandro; Zurloni, Valentino; Diana, Barbara; Realdon, Olivia; Todisco, Patrizia; Castelnuovo, Gianluca; Molinari, Enrico; Pagnini, Francesco

doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2018.05.005

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“…Tangney and Dearing evidenced that the emotion of shame induces toxic experiences of worthlessness, inferiority, and incompetence and leads to a desire to escape and socially withdraw (Tangney and Dearing, 2002;Tracy et al, 2007). Recursive experiences of shame can exacerbate a global negative self-attribution that is often associated with adverse effects on mental well-being such as poor psychological adjustment, interpersonal difficulties, and overall poor life functioning (Cavalera et al, 2018;Pietrabissa et al, 2018). Psychopathological symptoms elicited by shameful experiences can vary from eating disorders and depression to anxiety disorders (Cândea and Szentagotai-Tǎta, 2018;Oliveira et al, 2018;Melo et al, 2020).…”

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COVID-19 Psychological Implications: The Role of Shame and Guilt

Cavalera

2020

Front. Psychol.

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COVID-19 Psychological Implications: The Role of Shame and Guilt

Cavalera

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…In 2018 a study was published which confirms an existing relation between negative emotions and cognitions, regarding working memory (Cavalera et al, 2018). A limitation of this study could be the fact that there were tested only two types of negative emotions: shame and guilt.…”

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Effects of Negative Emotions on Cognitive Schemas

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The present study investigates the effect of negative emotions (focusing on disappointment, sadness and regret) on cognitive schemas. The sample consist in students from the University of Bucharest (convenience groups). A univariate unifactorial experimental design was used, as the current study had one independent variable, negative emotions, and a dependent variable, cognitive schemas, which was measured with the Core Beliefs Questionnaire instrument. We applied T test for independent samples, using SPSS. The t test was statistically significant, t (45) = 2.57, p <0.05. The confidence interval (95%) for the difference between the averages is between 2.95 and 24.35. After applying the intervention, the evaluated sample (M = 43.17, SD = 29,074) showed a statistically significant difference compared to the control group (M = 29.52, SD = 11.257). The data collected support the main research hypothesis of the study, negative emotions can bring about changes in certain cognitive schemas by modifying, altering or disrupting them.

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“…Research, conducted largely outside of the domain of race-related contexts, demonstrates the adverse impact of negative emotions on personal outcomes (e.g., Cavalera et al, 2018;Harmon-Jones et al, 2011). In interracial interactions, experiencing and expressing negative emotions can be cognitively and physiologically taxing (e.g., Trawalter et al, 2009).…”

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White Fragility: An Emotion Regulation Perspective

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2021

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To address anti-Black racism, systemic change across many domains in American life will be necessary. There are many barriers to change, however, and progress requires identifying these barriers and developing tools to overcome them. Given that White individuals disproportionately occupy ‘gatekeeping’ positions of power, one key barrier to systemic change is rooted in White individuals’ emotional (and emotion-regulatory) responses when considering their own role in racism (e.g., involvement in racist systems, biased actions). White people often experience such moments as threatening to their self-perceptions or worldviews and are consequently highly motivated to reduce the distress they feel by denying or avoiding the issue – a multi-faceted response known as White fragility. When White individuals enact a White fragility response, they risk jeopardizing the well-being of Black members of their community and weakening their own motivation for systemic change. Given its stark costs, it is critical to understand White fragility. In this article, we argue that White fragility can be usefully viewed through the lens of emotion regulation theory. In particular, we describe the emotion response and emotion regulation that characterize White fragility, summarize the wide-ranging consequences of White fragility, highlight more sustainable ways forward, and end by considering a broader fragility framework that acknowledges multiple dimensions of power. Although emotion regulation lies at the heart of White fragility, emotion regulation is also a tool that can be leveraged for greater justice.

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Negative social emotions and cognition: Shame, guilt and working memory impairments

Cited by 31 publications

References 40 publications

COVID-19 Psychological Implications: The Role of Shame and Guilt

COVID-19 Psychological Implications: The Role of Shame and Guilt

Effects of Negative Emotions on Cognitive Schemas

White Fragility: An Emotion Regulation Perspective

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