title: Implicit emotion regulation under demanding conditions: the moderating role of action versus state orientation.
abstract: Action orientation is a volitional mode that promotes flexible self-regulation of emotional and motivational states; state orientation represents the conceptually opposite volitional mode that promotes fixation on (particularly negative) emotional and motivational states (Kuhl & Beckmann, 1994a). The present research investigated the link between action versus state orientation and implicit emotion regulation under demanding conditions. After inducing a demanding context, action-oriented participants displayed reduced affective priming effects of negative primes relative to state-oriented individuals (Studies 1-3). Action versus state orientation did not moderate affective priming effects of positive prime words (Studies 1-3). Effects of action versus state orientation emerged only for a limited number of trials (Study 2) and were reversed under low-demanding conditions (Study 3). These findings support the notion that implicit emotion regulation is closely linked to volitional action control.
authors: Department of Social Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, van der Boechorststraat 1, NL-1081 BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. SL.Koole@psy.vu.nl
authors: Sander L
authors: SL
authors: Koole
authors: Daniel A
authors: DA
authors: Fockenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009949:Orientation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology