A video is worth a thousand thoughts: comparing a video mood induction procedure to an autobiographical recall technique

IF 3.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/00049530.2021.1997553

G. Devilly, Riley P. O’Donohue

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: Two common mood induction procedures (MIPs) use autobiographical recall (AR) or video clips. The first relies upon internal generation of mood states whereas the second presents external information to elicit emotion. Often new video clips are created for each experiment. However, no study has examined the efficacy and specificity of a freely available video clip compared to AR for use in other studies. Method: In the present experiment, participants watched either video clips or engaged in autobiographical recall to induce an emotional state. Participants were 53 University first year psychology students who took part for course credit. Results: The anger video clip was more effective compared to AR at increasing the target emotion (anger) and decreasing the non-target emotions - happiness and serenity. Compared to baseline both the video and AR anger scores were higher than sadness scores. Conclusion: The response to recalling personal events is more influenced by personality characteristics such as trait anger and neuroticism compared to the response to the video stimulus, which proved a cleaner stimulus. Implications for future research in both mood induction and media are discussed.

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一个视频胜过一千个想法:比较视频情绪诱导过程和自传式回忆技术

摘要目的：两种常见的情绪诱导程序（MIPs）使用自传体回忆（AR）或视频片段。第一种依赖于情绪状态的内部生成，而第二种则提供外部信息来引发情绪。通常为每个实验创建新的视频剪辑。然而，与其他研究中使用的AR相比，没有研究检验免费视频剪辑的有效性和特异性。方法：在本实验中，参与者观看视频片段或进行自传体回忆以诱导情绪状态。参与者是53名参加课程学分的大学心理学一年级学生。结果：与AR相比，愤怒视频剪辑在增加目标情绪（愤怒）和减少非目标情绪（幸福和平静）方面更有效。与基线相比，视频和AR的愤怒得分都高于悲伤得分。结论：与对视频刺激的反应相比，对回忆个人事件的反应更多地受到性格特征的影响，如特质愤怒和神经质，视频刺激被证明是一种更干净的刺激。讨论了情绪诱导和媒介对未来研究的启示。

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Australian Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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