scholarly journals Emotional Working Memory Training Promotes Explicit Emotion Regulation and Implicit Negative Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. S64
Author(s):  
Xuebing Li
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Working Memory Training ◽  
Memory Training

scholarly journals The Effects of Emotional Working Memory Training on Trait Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle C. Veloso ◽  
Welison Evenston G. Ty
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Working Memory Training ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Memory Training ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Group

BackgroundTrait anxiety is a pervasive tendency to attend to and experience fears and worries to a disproportionate degree, across various situations. Decreased vulnerability to trait anxiety has been linked to having higher working memory capacity and better emotion regulation; however, the relationship between these factors has not been well-established.ObjectiveThis study sought to determine if participants who undergo emotional working memory training will have significantly lower trait anxiety post-training. The study also sought to determine if emotion regulation mediated the relationship between working memory training and trait anxiety.MethodAn experimental group comprising of 49 participants underwent 20 days of computerized emotional working memory training, which involved viewing a continuous stream of emotionally-charged content on a grid, and then remembering the location and color of items presented on the grid. The control group comprised of 51 participants.ResultsParticipants of the experimental group had significantly lower trait anxiety compared to controls, post-training. Subsequent mediation analysis determined that working memory training capacity gains were significantly related to anxiety reduction as measured by form Y2 of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y2). Emotion regulation, as measured by the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), was found not to mediate between working memory capacity gains and trait anxiety reduction.ConclusionWorking memory capacity gains and reductions in levels of trait anxiety were observed following emotional working memory training. The study may therefore be useful in informing interventions targeted at improving working memory capacity, and reducing levels of trait anxiety. Moreover, it proposes for future research to further look into the mediating role of emotion regulation via the development or utilization of more comprehensive measures of emotion regulation.

scholarly journals Working Memory Training Improves Emotion Regulation Ability

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lichao Xiu ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
Lei Chang ◽  
Renlai Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Working Memory Training ◽  
Memory Training

When expanding training from working memory to emotional working memory: not only improving explicit emotion regulation but also implicit negative control for anxious individuals

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Dong-ni Pan ◽  
Delhii Hoid ◽  
Xiao-bo Wang ◽  
Zhuo Jia ◽  
Xuebing Li
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Working Memory Training ◽  
Memory Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task

Abstract Background The effect of working memory training (WM-T) has been found to transfer to emotional wellbeing, despite some debate on whether an affective component in training is necessary to achieve specific emotion-related benefits. These novel cognitive trainings have not yet been tested in highly anxious individuals, who have deficits in implicit and explicit emotional regulation and should be the potential beneficiaries of these trainings. Methods We designed two types of mobile phone-based training applications: (1) WMT and (2) an emotional working memory training (EWM-T) that comprised negative face distraction. Ninety-eight participants (33, WM-T; 35, EWM-T; 30, Control group) with high trait anxiety completed the 21-day intervention or placebo program and conducted pre- and post-test procedures, including questionnaires, emotional regulation and emotional Stroop tasks alongside electroencephalogram recording. Late positive potential (LPP) in emotion regulation task and P3 in the emotional Stroop task were adopted as neutral indicators for the explicit and implicit affective regulation/control processing. Results Those who had received training (WM-T and EWM-T) showed enhanced explicit regulation (indexed by reduced LPP during reappraisal) compared with the control. Besides, individuals in EWM-T showed reduced behavioral attention bias and a decline of P3 in response to negative faces in an emotional Stroop task. The altered neural indicators were correlated with corresponding behavior indexes that contributed to the anxiety alleviation. Conclusions The general WM-T was effective in enhancing explicit emotional regulation, while training with emotional add-in further improved implicit emotional control. (E)WM-T shows potential as a beneficial intervention for the anxiety population.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL WORKING MEMORY TRAINING ON TRAIT ANXIETY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Veloso ◽  
◽  
Welison Evenston Ty
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Working Memory Training ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Memory Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention

"Trait anxiety is a pervasive tendency to attend to and experience fears and worries to a disproportionate degree, across various situations. This study sought to determine if participants who undergo emotional working memory training will have significantly lower scores on the trait anxiety scales post-intervention. The study also sought to determine if emotional regulation mediated the relationship between working memory training and trait anxiety. Trait anxiety was measured using the form Y2 of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y2). Emotion regulation was measured using the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). Forty-nine participants underwent 20 days of computerized emotional working memory training called Emotional Dual n-back, which involves viewing a continuous stream of emotional content on a 3x3 grid, and then remembering the location and color of items presented on the grid. The control group consisted of fifty-one participants. Participants of the treatment group had significantly lower trait anxiety compared to controls post-intervention. Mediation analysis determined that working memory training was significantly related to trait anxiety reduction as measured by the STAI-Y2. Emotion regulation was found not to mediate between working memory training and trait anxiety reduction. Results suggest that working memory training may be useful in reducing psychoemotional symptoms of trait anxiety. Moreover, it proposes for future research to further look into the mediating role of emotion regulation via neuroimaging and the development of more comprehensive measures of emotion regulation."

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