The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review

Cognitive reappraisal refers to the reinterpretation of a situation to alter its emotional meaning. Theoretically, executive functions (EFs), such as inhibition, updating, and shifting, are core elements of reappraisal processes. However, empirical studies have yielded inconsistent evidence as to wh...

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Main Authors: TOH, Wei Xing, KEH, Jun Sheng, GROSS, James J., CARSTENSEN, Laura L.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-52082024-07-19T00:19:44Z The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review TOH, Wei Xing KEH, Jun Sheng GROSS, James J. CARSTENSEN, Laura L. Cognitive reappraisal refers to the reinterpretation of a situation to alter its emotional meaning. Theoretically, executive functions (EFs), such as inhibition, updating, and shifting, are core elements of reappraisal processes. However, empirical studies have yielded inconsistent evidence as to whether and to what extent EFs are associated with reappraisal. To address this issue, we conducted a meta-analysis of the literature in which 179 effect sizes from 59 independent samples (N = 4,703) were included. Using random-effects metaregression with robust-variance estimates and small-sample corrections, we also examined whether variation in effect sizes could be accounted for by potential moderators, such as the way reappraisal was assessed (i.e., questionnaires vs. task-based measures) and the type of stimuli used in EF tasks (i.e., affective vs. nonaffective). Overall, results indicate relatively small to typical associations between reappraisal and all three EFs (rs = .13–.19). While the way reappraisal was measured did not moderate any of the relations between EF and reappraisal, we found stronger relations between inhibition and reappraisal when EF was assessed using tasks that involved affective, relative to nonaffective, stimuli. Our meta-analytic findings offer modest support for the idea that EFs are cognitive constituents of reappraisal processes. 2024-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3950 info:doi/10.1037/emo0001373 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5208/viewcontent/Toh_et_al.__2024___1_.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University reappraisal emotion regulation executive functions meta-analysis Cognitive Psychology
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topic reappraisal
emotion regulation
executive functions
meta-analysis
Cognitive Psychology
spellingShingle reappraisal
emotion regulation
executive functions
meta-analysis
Cognitive Psychology
TOH, Wei Xing
KEH, Jun Sheng
GROSS, James J.
CARSTENSEN, Laura L.
The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review
description Cognitive reappraisal refers to the reinterpretation of a situation to alter its emotional meaning. Theoretically, executive functions (EFs), such as inhibition, updating, and shifting, are core elements of reappraisal processes. However, empirical studies have yielded inconsistent evidence as to whether and to what extent EFs are associated with reappraisal. To address this issue, we conducted a meta-analysis of the literature in which 179 effect sizes from 59 independent samples (N = 4,703) were included. Using random-effects metaregression with robust-variance estimates and small-sample corrections, we also examined whether variation in effect sizes could be accounted for by potential moderators, such as the way reappraisal was assessed (i.e., questionnaires vs. task-based measures) and the type of stimuli used in EF tasks (i.e., affective vs. nonaffective). Overall, results indicate relatively small to typical associations between reappraisal and all three EFs (rs = .13–.19). While the way reappraisal was measured did not moderate any of the relations between EF and reappraisal, we found stronger relations between inhibition and reappraisal when EF was assessed using tasks that involved affective, relative to nonaffective, stimuli. Our meta-analytic findings offer modest support for the idea that EFs are cognitive constituents of reappraisal processes.
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author TOH, Wei Xing
KEH, Jun Sheng
GROSS, James J.
CARSTENSEN, Laura L.
author_facet TOH, Wei Xing
KEH, Jun Sheng
GROSS, James J.
CARSTENSEN, Laura L.
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title The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review
title_short The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review
title_full The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review
title_fullStr The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review
title_full_unstemmed The role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: A meta-analytic review
title_sort role of executive function in cognitive reappraisal: a meta-analytic review
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2024
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3950
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