Abstrakti
Emotions influence attitudes and appraisals toward out-groups, including prejudice. We hypothesized that individuals who
successfully regulate emotions will express more positive attitudes toward out-groups. We conducted an online study of associations
between emotion regulation and attitudes toward out-groups in a Finnish population-based sample (N = 320). As
hypothesized, expressive suppression was associated with decreased acceptance toward out-groups, but contrary to our hypothesis,
cognitive reappraisal was not associated with increased acceptance. In exploratory analyses, we found that individuals with
more cognitive reappraisal (vs. expressive suppression) had a higher acceptance of out-groups, and that emotion regulation may
not influence attitudes toward all out-groups equally. In conclusion, we present novel results indicating that habitual emotion
regulation strategies are differently associated with attitudes toward a broad array of out-groups, and that the sociocultural aspects
of emotion regulation toward out-group attitudes may play a role.
Alkuperäiskieli | Ei tiedossa |
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Sivut | – |
Julkaisu | Current Psychology |
DOI - pysyväislinkit | |
Tila | Julkaistu - 2019 |
OKM-julkaisutyyppi | A1 Julkaistu artikkeli, soviteltu |
Keywords
- emotion