Sometimes you just can't: within-person variation in working memory capacity moderates negative affect reactivity to stressor exposure.

ABSTRACT: The executive hypothesis of self-regulation places cognitive information processing at the center of self-regulatory success/failure. While the hypothesis is well supported by cross-sectional studies, no study has tested its primary prediction, that temporary lapses in executive control underlie moments of self-regulatory failure. Here, we conducted a naturalistic experiment investigating whether short-term variation in executive control is associated with momentary self-regulatory outcomes, indicated by negative affect reactivity to everyday stressors. We assessed working memory capacity (WMC) through ultra-brief, ambulatory assessments on smart phones five times per day in a 7-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study involving college-aged adults. We found that participants exhibi

SUBMITTER: Benson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10951940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature