Uncontrollable laughter: Social exclusion and emotion regulation

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Reid ◽  
Jean M. Twenge
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Social Exclusion

scholarly journals Selective REM-Sleep Suppression Increases Next-Day Negative Affect and Amygdala Responses to Social Exclusion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W Glosemeyer ◽  
Susanne Diekelmann ◽  
Werner Cassel ◽  
Karl Kesper ◽  
Ulrich Koehler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Neural Systems ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Neural Processes ◽  
Amygdala Activity ◽  
Neural Underpinnings

AbstractHealthy sleep, positive general affect, and the ability to regulate emotional experiences are fundamental for well-being. In contrast, various mental disorders are associated with altered rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, negative affect, and diminished emotion regulation abilities. However, the neural processes mediating the relationship between these different phenomena are still not fully understood. In the present study of 42 healthy volunteers, we investigated the effects of selective REM sleep suppression (REMS) on general affect, as well as on feelings of social exclusion, emotion regulation, and their neural underpinnings. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging we show that REMS increases amygdala responses to experimental social exclusion, as well as negative affect on the morning following sleep deprivation. There was no evidence that emotional responses to experimentally induced social exclusion or their regulation using cognitive reappraisal were impacted by diminished REM sleep. Our findings indicate that general affect and amygdala activity depend on REM sleep, while specific emotional experiences possibly rely on additional psychological processes and neural systems that are less readily influenced by REMS.

scholarly journals Emotion regulation of social exclusion: a cross-cultural study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhong He ◽  
Nils Muhlert ◽  
Rebecca Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Passive Viewing ◽  
Picture Presentation

AbstractSocial exclusion is harmful to basic human needs. Emotion regulation represents a potential coping strategy. As culture can influence how people react and regulate their emotions, this study examined whether emotional reaction and regulation in response to social exclusion differ between individualistic and collectivistic cultures. A total of 80 college students, half White (n = 40, recruited in Manchester, UK) and half East Asian (n = 40, recruited in Shenzhen, China) viewed social exclusion pictures expressed by same-race or other-race characters. Both groups of participants viewed these pictures under no-reappraisal (passive viewing) and reappraisal (reinterpretation) conditions. Participants rated their vicarious negative emotional experience after each picture presentation. Results showed that both White and East Asian participants expressed greater negative emotion and showed stronger emotion regulation effects when facing own-race social exclusion, i.e., the “own-race bias”. In addition, White participants were more capable of regulating the negative emotions elicited by social exclusion compared to East Asian participants. Findings highlight the importance of considering the role of culture in emotional reaction to and emotion regulation of social exclusion, which may help the development of appropriate interventions across diverse populations.

Automatic emotion regulation after social exclusion: Tuning to positivity.

Emotion ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 623-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nathan DeWall ◽  
Jean M. Twenge ◽  
Sander L. Koole ◽  
Roy F. Baumeister ◽  
Allissa Marquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Automatic Emotion Regulation

Improving emotion regulation of social exclusion in depression-prone individuals: a tDCS study targeting right VLPFC

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhong He ◽  
Zhenli Liu ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Rebecca Elliott ◽  
Dandan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social Emotion ◽  
Passive Viewing

AbstractBackgroundGrowing evidence has indicated that right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (RVLPFC) is critical in down-regulating emotional responses to social exclusion, and that depression is accompanied by social emotional dysregulation associated with reduced lateral prefrontal engagement. This study used anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to examine whether stimulating RVLPFC could improve emotional down-regulation of social exclusion in individuals with high depressive mood (DM).MethodsA total of 96 high and 94 low DM individuals received active or sham tDCS while viewing social exclusion or individual negative pictures under no-reappraisal (passive viewing) and reappraisal conditions. Participants rate their negative emotional experience following the presentation of each image. Pupil diameter and visual fixation duration were also recorded during the task.ResultsIt was found that tDCS-activated RVLPFC induced a stronger regulation effect on social exclusion than individual negative emotions. The effect of tDCS on regulation of social exclusion was more pronounced in low v. high DM individuals.ConclusionsThese findings demonstrate the specific role of RVLPFC on social emotion regulation, which has implications for refining target areas for the treatment of social emotion dysregulation in depression. However the findings do not suggest that high DM individuals benefit from a single-tDCS session on the emotion regulation of social exclusion. Thus we suggest to use multiple tDCS sessions or transcranial magnetic stimulation to further explore the therapeutic proposal in the future.

Social Support Versus Emotion Regulation: Mediators of Attachment and Psychological Problems After Social Exclusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 882-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Szkody ◽  
Cliff Mckinney
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Parental Figures ◽  
Regulation Strategies

Introduction: Secure parental attachment improves the perception of available social support and the socialization of emotion regulation strategies. Research has suggested that both perceived social support and emotion regulation help individuals reappraise stressful situations as less stressful. Individuals under stress are at an increased risk for psychological problems. Method: The current study examined whether social support, emotion regulation, and psychological inflexibility mediated the relation between parental attachment and psychological problems after a social exclusion task. Results: Results indicated that secure parental attachment was associated with an increased ability to up-regulate emotions and with an increase in the perception of available social support. Secure attachment to either parent was indirectly associated with psychological problems reported after social exclusion. Discussion: Indirect effects were found only for pathways from attachment through emotion regulation strategies, which suggests that emotion regulation may be a driving factor between attachment to parental figures and stress induced psychological problems. Further results, limitations, and implications were discussed.

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