Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires

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作者
Fredrickson, BL [1 ]
Branigan, C [1 ]
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[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Psychol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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10.1080/02699930441000238
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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The broaden-and-build theory (Fredrickson, 1998, 2001) hypothesises that positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires. Two experiments with 104 college students tested these hypotheses. In each, participants viewed a film that elicited (a) amusement, (b) contentment, (c) neutrality, (d) anger, or (e) anxiety. Scope of attention was assessed using a global-local visual processing task (Experiment 1) and thought-action repertoires were assessed using a Twenty Statements Test (Experiment 2). Compared to a neutral state, positive emotions broadened the scope of attention in Experiment I and thought-action repertoires in Experiment 2. In Experiment 2, negative emotions, relative to a neutral state, narrowed thought-action repertoires. Implications for promoting emotional well-being and physical health are discussed.
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