title: Mood induction in children: effect of the affective valence of a text on phonological working memory.
abstract: The influence of mood on working memory capacity has been investigated in adults, albeit with conflicting results, but remains relatively unexplored in children. The present study examined the effect of a mood induction procedure on phonological working memory capacity in fourth and fifth graders. An initial working memory span test was followed first by a collective mood induction procedure, then by a second working memory span test. Results showed an effect of mood induction procedure on phonological working memory performances, with decreasing scores in the case of negative mood. These results suggest that, in certain contexts and situations, negative emotion has an impact on children's cognitive abilities.
authors.affiliation: University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, BCL, UMR 7320, 06300 Nice, France.
authors.forename: Michaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fartoukh
authors.affiliation: University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, BCL, UMR 7320, 06300 Nice, France.
authors.forename: Lucile
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chanquoy
authors.affiliation: Center for Research in the Psychology of Cognition, Language & Emotion, EA, 3273, Aix-Marseille University, France.
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piolat
keywords: children; emotion; mood; phonological working memory; text valence