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Emotion regulation, disgust sensitivity, and psychophysiological responses to a disgust-inducing film.
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Anxiety, Stress & Coping . Mar2009, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p215-236. 22p. 3 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Using a disgust-inducing film, Gross (1998) showed that the instruction to suppress mimic expression (suppression) triggered physiological arousal, while the instruction to think about the film in order to adopt a detached and unemotional attitude (reappraisal) reduced affective strain compared to a condition instructing subjects simply to watch the film (watch). The present paper investigates, if disgust sensitivity has a moderating role in this context. Physiological, subjective, and behavior responses were recorded in 120 males divided according to high/low disgust sensitivity who were exposed to the disgust-inducing film used by Gross. The instruction effects reported by Gross could not be replicated. However, high disgust-sensitive subjects were more physiologically and emotionally aroused than low disgust-sensitive subjects. Interactions between disgust sensitivity and the three film instructions can possibly be traced back to a repressive coping style of subjects with low disgust sensitivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EMOTIONS
*PSYCHOLOGY
*APATHY
*AVERSION
*PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10615806
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Anxiety, Stress & Coping
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36798208
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10615800802016591