Who am I?: The influence of affect on the working self-concept.

Two experiments investigated the impact of affect on the working self-concept. Following an affect induction, participants completed the twenty statements test (TST) to assess their working self-concepts. Participants in predominantly happy and angry states used more abstract statements to describe themselves than did participants in predominantly sad and fearful states.

The benefits of emotional expression for math performance.

This study investigated the effects of emotional expression on actual and perceived math performance. Female participants were either asked to express their emotions or given no special instructions before taking a math test under stereotype threat or no stereotype threat conditions. Participants in the emotional expression condition performed better on the math test than participants in the control condition.