This dataset is from a published research paper examining the effects of spatial distancing on emotional arousal to reactivated memories. It contains data on gender, age, trait reappraisal and suppression, desirability, and self-reported distress before and after experimental sessions (across three days). Participants underwent an experimental session, where they viewed images from the IAPs. For day 2, participants were spilt into four groups: reactivation + regulation, no regulation, no reactivation, no regulation. The reactivation & regulation group viewed emotional objects cut from the pictures and were asked to regulate them. When they saw the word "far" they had to imagine the object was far away from them.
Format
A data frame with 175 rows and 14 variables.
- id
Subject ID number.
- gender
M = Male; F = Female.
- age
Age of the participants.
- condition
1 = Reactivation + Regulation; 2= No Regulation; 3 = No Reactivation; 4 = Neither.
- sds_17
Social desirability scale.
- erq_reappraisal
motion Regulation Questionnaire - Reappraisal Subscale.
- erq_suppression
Emotion Regulation Questionnaire - Suppression Subscale.
- day1_pre_suds
Day 1 Subjective Units of Distress Scale Pre-Session.
- day1_post_suds
Day 1 Subjective Units of Distress Scale Post-Session.
- day2_pre_suds
Day 2 Subjective Units of Distress Scale Pre-Session.
- day2_post_suds
Day 2 Subjective Units of Distress Scale Post-Session.
- day3_pre_suds
Day 3 Subjective Units of Distress Scale Pre-Session.
- day3_post_suds
Day 3 Subjective Units of Distress Scale Post-Session.
- race
The self identified race of the participant.
Source
Parikh, N., McGovern, B. & LaBar, K.S. Spatial distancing reduces emotional arousal to reactivated memories. Psychon Bull Rev 26, 1967–1973 (2019).Link to doi