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The relationship between momentary capitalizing and momentary positive affect : an experience sampling study

Oberle, P.V. (2022) The relationship between momentary capitalizing and momentary positive affect : an experience sampling study.

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Abstract:Capitalizing is an emotion regulation strategy that aims at increasing positive emotions by talking to others about positive events. Despite the growing body of research on emotion regulation strategies and wellbeing, findings on the association between capitalizing and positive affect (PA) have been indecisive. This study first investigated the relationship between momentary capitalizing and momentary PA and secondly examined to what extent momentary capitalizing moderates the relationship between positive events and momentary PA. Experience sampling methodology was used with 60 participants for a period of two weeks to observe momentary measures throughout the day. The data was examined using linear mixed models. As expected, momentary capitalizing was strongly positively related to momentary PA. Surprisingly, momentary capitalizing diminished the relationship between positive events and momentary PA. This provides evidence for the relationship between momentary capitalizing and momentary PA. The unexpected negative moderation effect might be explained by the fact that the event participants reported as a recent positive event and the event they capitalized on did not have to be the same one. Hence, capitalizing on another event might have distracted participants from the recent one and therefore diminished the positive affect related to the recent event.
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/91554
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