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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Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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SAGE Publishing
2017
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Archive for the psychology of religion
Anno: 2017, Volume: 39, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 312-343 |
(sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Norwegen
/ Testimoni di Geova
/ Reazione emotiva
/ Felicità <motivo>
/ Prognosi
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Notazioni IxTheo: | AG Vita religiosa AZ Nuove religioni |
Altre parole chiave: | B
Religione
emotion regulation
Jehovah’s Witnesses
cognitive reappraisal
social sharing
emotional forecasting
prospection
end-time expectations
Norway
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Riepilogo: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6121 |
Comprende: | In: Archive for the psychology of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341341 |