APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Exploring the Regulatory Effect of Mental Contrasting on People's Emotional Responses to Future Outcomes

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Yun Bao
    NYU GSAS
  • Gabriele Oettingen
    New York University

Abstract

This project explores the regulatory effect of mental contrasting on emotions when the future unveils. We predict that people who mentally contrast a desired positive future will be happier when they succeed and less frustrated when they fail than those who indulge in positive fantasies.

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