Mood-induced self-focused attention.
The influence of mood on self-focused attention was explored in 2 experiments involving the induction of moods in the laboratory. Experiment 1 tested the hypothesis that mood states, whether pleasant or unpleasant, induce self-focused attention. This hypothesis was supported using a sentence completion task as the measure of self-focus. Experiment 2 replicated Experiment 1 results using a measure of self-complexity as an index of self-focus. These experiments provide support for a model of affect-action sequences the first step of which entails the turning of attention toward the self in response to the arousal of affect.
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Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept