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dc.contributor.authorBurr, L
dc.contributor.authorJaviad, M
dc.contributor.authorJell, G
dc.contributor.authorWener-Seidler, A
dc.contributor.authorDunn, BD
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T12:18:39Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-24
dc.description.abstractThe way individuals appraise positive emotions may modulate affective experience during positive activity scheduling. Individuals may either engage in dampening appraisals (e.g., think “this is too good to last”) or amplifying appraisals (e.g., think “I deserve this”). A cross-over randomized design was used to examine the consequences of these appraisal styles. Participants (N=43) rated positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) during four daily walks in pleasant locations, whilst following dampening, emotion-focus amplifying (focusing on how good one feels), self-focus amplifying (focusing on positive self qualities), or control instructions. There was no difference between the two amplifying and control conditions, which all increased PA and reduced NA during the walks. However, the dampening condition significantly differed from all other conditions, reducing PA and increasing NA during the walk. Individual differences in anhedonia symptoms did not significantly moderate the pattern of findings. This evidence supports the view that dampening appraisals may be one mechanism driving anhedonia and may account for why positive activity scheduling can sometimes backfire when utilized in the clinic.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 91, pp. 91-101en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.brat.2017.01.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/25378
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherElsevieren_GB
dc.rights.embargoreasonPublisher policyen_GB
dc.subjectAppraisal styleen_GB
dc.subjectpositive affecten_GB
dc.subjectactivity schedulingen_GB
dc.subjectemotion regulationen_GB
dc.subjectanhedoniaen_GB
dc.subjectdepressionen_GB
dc.titleTurning lemonade into lemons: Dampening appraisals reduce positive affect and increase negative affect during positive activity schedulingen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.identifier.issn0005-7967
dc.descriptionThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.
dc.identifier.journalBehaviour Research and Therapyen_GB


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