Predicting emotional health indicators from linguistic evidence of psychological distancing

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dc.citation.firstpage200en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleStress & Healthen_US
dc.citation.lastpage210en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber35en_US
dc.contributor.authorShahane, Anoushka D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDenny, Bryan T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:52:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:52:31Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractPsychological distancing, a form of cognitive reappraisal, involves construal of emotionally valenced stimuli in an objective manner, or with perceived spatial and temporal distance. Prior work suggests that in appropriate contexts, reappraisal broadly, and distancing specifically, is related to adaptive mental and physical health outcomes. Additionally, recent research suggests that shifting language to be more distant (i.e., linguistic distancing [LD]) can have adaptive emotion regulatory effects. The present study addressed whether LD is also associated with adaptive health indicators. Participants transcribed their thoughts while viewing negative or neutral stimuli in one of three ways: (a) by implementing objective language, (b) by implementing spatially and/or temporally far away language, or (c) by responding naturally. Across psychological distancing groups, LD was associated with lower negative affectivity (lower perceived stress and depression symptoms), better general well‐being (better emotional well‐being and energy and vitality), and better emotion regulation (ER; greater reappraisal frequency and fewer difficulties in implementing ER). Participants who used more LD in the objective group had lower negative affectivity, better general well‐being, and better ER, and those in the far group had better ER. The results reveal linguistic mechanisms underlying ER and its relationship to health indicators, suggesting future examination of LD interventions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShahane, Anoushka D. and Denny, Bryan T.. "Predicting emotional health indicators from linguistic evidence of psychological distancing." <i>Stress & Health,</i> 35, no. 2 (2019) Wiley: 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2855.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2855en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/106243en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Wiley.en_US
dc.subject.keyworddistancingen_US
dc.subject.keywordemotion regulationen_US
dc.subject.keywordhealthen_US
dc.subject.keywordlinguisticen_US
dc.subject.keywordreappraisalen_US
dc.titlePredicting emotional health indicators from linguistic evidence of psychological distancingen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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