Dataset for P002/Japan: A global test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic

This proposal relates to the call of the PSA PSA COVID-19 Rapid Project 002 data collection effort in Japan. The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing negative emotions and decreasing positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes may have a wide array of adverse impacts. To reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions, we will examine the impact of reappraisal, a widely studied and highly effective form of emotion regulation. Participants from 55 countries (expected N = 25,448) will be randomly assigned to one of two brief reappraisal interventions (reconstrual or repurposing), an active control condition, or a passive control condition. We predict that both reappraisal interventions will reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions relative to the control conditions. We further predict that reconstrual will decrease negative emotions more than repurposing, and that repurposing will increase positive emotions more than reconstrual. We hope to inform efforts to create a scalable intervention for use around the world to build resilience during the pandemic and beyond.

本提案针对日本PSA新冠快速项目002（PSA COVID-19 Rapid Project 002）的数据收集征集工作制定。新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情在全球范围内正引发负面情绪攀升、正面情绪下滑。若未加以管控，此类情绪变化或引发一系列不良影响。为缓解负面情绪、提升正面情绪，本研究将考察认知重评（reappraisal）——一种被广泛研究且成效显著的情绪调节策略——的干预效果。来自55个国家的参与者（预期总样本量N=25448）将被随机分配至两组简短认知重评干预组：重构干预（reconstrual）与重赋义干预（repurposing），此外还设有主动对照组与被动对照组。我们假设，相较于对照组，两种认知重评干预手段均可有效降低负面情绪并提升正面情绪。我们进一步提出，重构干预在降低负面情绪层面的效果将优于重赋义干预，而重赋义干预在提升正面情绪层面的效果将优于重构干预。本研究旨在为可规模化推广的全球适用干预手段研发提供参考，助力各界在疫情期间及疫情后构建情绪韧性。