Emotion Regulation is Associated with Increases in Linguistic Measures of Both Psychological Distancing and Abstractness

• Published in: Affective science
• Main Authors: Nook, Erik C., Ahn, Hayoung E., Schleider, Jessica L., Somerville, Leah H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 26.09.2024

Abstract   Emerging research shows that distancing one’s language by reducing the use of “I” and present-tense verbs is associated with more successful emotion regulation. However, construal level theory posits that increasing psychological distance should also shift mental representations to be mor...