Studies // Cited work
Reappraisal reconsidered: A closer look at the costs of an acclaimed emotion-regulation strategy
Ford, B. Q., & Troy, A. S. (2019). Reappraisal reconsidered: A closer look at the costs of an acclaimed emotion-regulation strategy.
Level D Review doi:10.1177/0963721419827526
What this study supports
Supports the claims that people are often unable to use reappraisal successfully and that successful reappraisal used to feel better is not always functional. A conceptual review.
- Who was studied
- Not applicable: a review and conceptual framework of the costs of reappraisal.
- Design
- Review
- Level of evidence
- Cross-sectional, observational, qualitative work and narrative reviews.
Claims that rest on it
Each claim states what the site asserts, at what strength, and with what caveat.
EmpiricalLevel DConfidence MODERATE
Reappraisal is not adaptive everywhere: higher reappraisal ability was associated with lower depression under uncontrollable stress but greater depression under controllable stress, people are often unable to reappraise successfully, and reappraising to feel better is not always functional.
- Scope
- Everyday stress and depression in adults, and conceptual work on reappraisal.
- Caveat
- One correlational study and a conceptual review; the experimental evidence that reappraisal reduces emotional responses still stands.
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