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Exploring the Moderation of Acceptance on Negative Events and Anxiety in Daily Life : an Experience Sampling Study
Dauer, V.C. (2022) Exploring the Moderation of Acceptance on Negative Events and Anxiety in Daily Life : an Experience Sampling Study.
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| Abstract: | Aim: Anxiety is experienced by almost everyone in daily life. Previous studies have already tried to explain how Emotion Regulation (ER) strategies, including acceptance, can counteract such interferences while experiencing a negative event. However, no known recent studies have considered acceptance as a moderator nor collected data with the Experience Sampling Method. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the association between momentary negative events and state anxiety and whether state acceptance can moderate this relationship. Method: Data was collected using the Experience Sampling Method. Overall, the participants (N=60) had to fill in one baseline questionnaire and four momentary questionnaires a day for a period of two weeks, specifically measuring state anxiety, state acceptance and momentary negative events. To conduct the analyses, Linear mixed models were used. Results: The constructs of momentary negative events and state anxiety were significantly positively related (β=.14, p<.005). It was demonstrated that acceptance moderates the association between momentary negative events and state anxiety (B=-.11, p<.005). Conclusion: The present study is the first known ESM study taking a closer look into the moderation of acceptance on momentary negative events and state anxiety. Considering the results, state acceptance appears to reduce anxiety when experiencing a negative event. Furthermore, it can be interesting to take a closer look at extended ESM studies and a possible causality of the moderation effect to get a deeper understanding of this moderation. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91452 |
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