Mood, Emotional Regulation Function, and Attention Control Influence Conflict Processing with Task-Irrelevant Emotional Stimuli

This study (n=119) examined the relationship between mood, emotion regulation ability, attentional control, and performance on a color flanker task using stimuli with task-irrelevant emotional valence. Results revealed main effects of stimulus valence on reaction time, and several interactions between mood, emotion regulation, or attention control and task behavior.