Enhancing inhibition: How impulsivity and emotional activation interact with different implementation intentions

Emotional activation; Implementation intentions; Inhibition; Urgency; Adolescent; Adult; Cues; Emotions; Female; Humans; Impulsive Behavior; Inhibition (Psychology); Intention; Male; Vision, Ocular; Young Adult

Abstract :

[en] Implementation intentions, a strategy in which a strong link is created between a cue and a to-be-performed action, have been shown to be efficacious in improving self-regulation. The relative efficacy of verbal and visual implementation intentions, however, has yet to be determined. Implementation intentions have also been shown to be inefficacious in participants with high impulsivity, specifically in individuals who reported having a high tendency to commit rash or regrettable actions as a result of intense affect (high urgency). Nevertheless, previous studies did not assess whether the individuals were in an emotional context at the time of the experiment. In the current study, we compared different forms of implementation intentions (verbal/visual/combined verbal-visual) on a computerized inhibition task while assessing impulsivity and emotional activation. The results showed that all types of implementation intentions improved inhibition performances significantly in participants with high urgency, but only when their emotional activation was low. There was no difference between the three types of implementation intentions. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

Disciplines :

Neurosciences & behavior

Author, co-author :

Burkard, Christina; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40, 1205 Genève, Switzerland

Rochat, Lucien; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40, 1205 Genève, Switzerland, Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des Battoirs 7, 1205 Genève, Switzerland

Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

Language :

English

Title :

Enhancing inhibition: How impulsivity and emotional activation interact with different implementation intentions

Publication date :

2013

Journal title :

Acta Psychologica

ISSN :

0001-6918

eISSN :

1873-6297

Publisher :

Elsevier, Netherlands

Volume :

144

Issue :

Pages :

291-297

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

SNF - Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung

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