Datasets for: No Down-Regulation Effect of Affect Labeling on Negative Emotions Across Different (Re)Exposure Time Points

Experiment 1 and Baseline Correction Materials The selected pictures (N = 320; negative and neutral) were divided into eight subsets (Image-set: affect_labeling, affect_matching, new_shorter_interval, new_long_interval). Immediate exposure included the affect-labeling and affect-matching sets. The short-interval and long-interval re-exposure phases additionally included their corresponding new sets. •The folder titled “Open_Data_Affect_Labeling_Self-reports_Reexposure” contains an Excel file named “image_selected_exp1_exp2,” which provides comprehensive information about the images used in the experiment 1 (sheet, exp1). The file includes each image’s filename, transformed normative ratings (1–9 Likert scale) for arousal and valence, and Picture Valence (negative, neutral). Additionally, the file indicates how each image was pseudorandomly assigned to a specific Image-set (affect_labeling, affect_matching, new_shorter_interval, new_long_interval). The Image-set corresponds to the Intervention Condition (affect labeling, affect matching, new_shorter_interval, new_long_interval). In the present study, only the affect labeling and affect matching conditions were included. DATA · The folder ‘Open_Data_Affect_Labeling_Self-reports_Reexposure’ contains an Excel file named ‘Exp1_arousal_3phases_ratings_diff’, and ‘Exp1_valence_3phases_ratings_diff’, which includes raw data on arousal and valence ratings collected for each trial per participant, along with their response times during the rating task, respectively. · The same columns in both files are: Subject, Image, Intervention_Condition, Pic_Valence, Emotion, Group, Phase · Within-subject factors o Intervention_Condition (labeled, matched) o Picture_Valence (negative, neutral) o Phase (immediate, short-interval, long-interval) · Between-subject factor: Group (high ADS, low ADS) Arousal Rating · Arousal_Tnorm: normative arousal rating of each image obtained from the Dutch norm data, with a 1-9 scale. · Dependent variables o Arousal_post: participants’ arousal ratings collected during the three reexposure phases following the intervention o ArousalRT_post: Response time (in ms) required to provide the arousal rating during the reexposure phases o diff_arousal: difference score calculated (Arousal_post − Arousal_Tnorm), which reflects the deviation of participants’ post-intervention ratings from the normative image rating (used for baseline correction) Valence Rating · Valence_norm: normative valence rating of each image obtained from the Dutch norm data, with a 1-9 scale. · Dependent variables o Valence_post: participants’ valence ratings collected during the three reexposure phases following the intervention o ValenceRT_post: Response time (in ms) required to provide the valence rating during the reexposure phases o diff_valence: difference score calculated (Valence_post − Valence_Tnorm), which reflects the deviation of participants’ post-intervention ratings from the normative image rating (used for baseline correction) Experiment 2 and Baseline Correction Materials The primary modification in Experiment 2 was the random assignment of images to intervention conditions. In addition, a feature labeling condition was introduced in the label-or-match task prior to the immediate reexposure phase. As a result, a total of 240 images were required: 40 negative and 40 neutral images for each of the three intervention conditions (affect labeling, affect matching, and feature labeling). Of these, 232 images were drawn from the stimulus set used in Experiment 1, and 8 additional images were newly included. •The folder titled “Open_Data_Affect_Labeling_Self-reports_Reexposure” contains an Excel file named “image_selected_exp1_exp2,” which provides comprehensive information about the images used in the experiment 2 (sheet, exp2). The file includes each image’s filename, transformed normative ratings (1–9 Likert scale) for arousal and valence, and Picture Valence (negative, neutral). All images are randomly assigned to the Intervention Condition(affect labeling, affect matching, feature labeling). DATA · The folder ‘Open_Data_Affect_Labeling_Self-reports’ contains an Excel file named ‘Exp2_arousal_3phases_ratings_diff’, and ‘Exp2_valence_3phases_ratings_diff’, which includes raw data on arousal and valence ratings collected for each trial per participant, along with their response times during the rating task, respectively. · The column structure is the same as in the Experiment 1 data files, with two exceptions: o There is no Group factor in Experiment 2 o The Intervention Condition factor includes an additional level: feature labeling (in addition to affect labeling and affect matching).