Emotional Forecasting of Happiness

The aim of this study was to explore which group-based emotion regulation goals and strategies are offered in the group culture of Jehovah’s Witnesses (jws). Based on interviews with 29 group-active jws in Norway, a thematic analysis was conducted in which an overall pattern of cognition taking prec...

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Auteurs: Hege Kristin, Ringnes (Auteur) ; Stålsett, Gry (Auteur) ; Hegstad, Harald (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Danboltd, Lars Johan (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: SAGE Publishing 2017
Dans: Archive for the psychology of religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 39, Numéro: 3, Pages: 312-343
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Norwegen / Témoins de Jéhovah / Réaction émotionnelle / Bonheur / Prévision
Classifications IxTheo:AG Vie religieuse
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religion emotion regulation Jehovah’s Witnesses cognitive reappraisal social sharing emotional forecasting prospection end-time expectations Norway
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:The aim of this study was to explore which group-based emotion regulation goals and strategies are offered in the group culture of Jehovah’s Witnesses (jws). Based on interviews with 29 group-active jws in Norway, a thematic analysis was conducted in which an overall pattern of cognition taking precedence over emotions was found. Due to end-time expectations and a long-term goal of eternal life in Paradise, future emotions were prioritized. The emotion regulation strategies identified among jws were social sharing and the interconnected cognitive reappraisal. A new concept, emotional forecasting, was introduced, describing a reappraisal tactic of regulation using prospects of future emotions to regulate the here and now. It was concluded that the prospection of the future is a strong regulator of emotions of the here and now and should be included in psychological models of emotion regulation.
ISSN:1573-6121
Contient:In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341341