The Buffering Effect of Awe on Negative Emotions in Self-Threatening Situations

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	The Buffering Effect of Awe on Negative Emotions in Self-Threatening Situations
	Sun, Zhaoyang 1,2; Hou, Yubo 1,2; Song, Lili 3,4; Wang, Kun 1,2; Yuan, Mengchan 1,2
通讯作者	Hou, Yubo(houyubo@pku.edu.cn)
摘要	Negative emotions arising from self-threat are ubiquitous and harmful. We propose that the experience of awe awakens the small-self, which in turn alleviates these negative emotions. We examine our theoretical hypotheses in four studies employing various self-threatening situations, using distinct awe manipulations and involving participants from different countries. The participants experiencing awe reported lower levels of negative emotions arising from self-threat compared with those in the neutral (Study 1) and happiness conditions (Study 2). Moreover, we verified that the small-self mediates the alleviating effect of awe on negative emotions through measuring (Study 3) and manipulating the small-self (Study 4). Beyond a set of practical implications for promoting mental health and well-being, our research also provides novel insights into awe, self-appraisal, and self-threat.
关键词	awe negative emotions self-threat small-self
	2023
语种	英语
DOI	10.3390/bs13010044
发表期刊	BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
卷号	13 期号:1 页码:14
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	Chinese National Natural Science Foundation ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University[32271125]
出版者	MDPI
WOS关键词	SOCIAL EXCLUSION ; COMPENSATORY CONSUMPTION ; DARK SIDE ; IMPACT ; APPRAISALS ; PEOPLES ; MODEL ; POWER
WOS研究方向	Psychology
WOS类目	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:000914347100001
资助机构	Chinese National Natural Science Foundation ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/44680
通讯作者	Hou, Yubo
作者单位	1.Peking Univ, Sch Psychol & Cognit Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 2.Peking Univ, Beijing Key Lab Behav & Mental Hlth, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sun, Zhaoyang,Hou, Yubo,Song, Lili,et al. The Buffering Effect of Awe on Negative Emotions in Self-Threatening Situations[J]. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,2023,13(1):14.
APA	Sun, Zhaoyang,Hou, Yubo,Song, Lili,Wang, Kun,&Yuan, Mengchan.(2023).The Buffering Effect of Awe on Negative Emotions in Self-Threatening Situations.BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,13(1),14.
MLA	Sun, Zhaoyang,et al."The Buffering Effect of Awe on Negative Emotions in Self-Threatening Situations".BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 13.1(2023):14.