An emotion-control strategy is expected to lower state anxiety early in training, with a stronger negative relationship for trainees high in trait anxiety¶
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q1 i? Trainees provided with emotion-control training are expected to show lower state anxiety early in training, leading to higher self-efficacy and performance; the effect is expected to be stronger for individuals high in trait anxiety. → Bell 2008
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Bell 2008¶
Bell, B. S., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2008). Active learning: Effects of core training design elements on self-regulatory processes, learning, and adaptability. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(2), 296-316. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/articles/410/
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Theoretical argument in the Emotion-Control section: negative emotions consume attentional resources and hinder learning, especially early in training when cognitive demands are high; self-efficacy is said to mediate the anxiety-performance relationship. The moderation expectation rests on trait anxiety implying greater situational susceptibility.
"Specifically, it is expected that the negative relationship between emotion-control training and state anxiety may be stronger for individuals high in trait anxiety, because of their enhanced susceptibility to anxiety-provoking events."
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Related Claims¶
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An emotion-control strategy is expected to lower state anxiety early in training, with a stronger negative relationship for trainees high in trait anxiety |
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An emotion-control strategy is expected to lower state anxiety early in training, with a stronger negative relationship for trainees high in trait anxiety |
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