Publications by authors named "Maya M Kuehn"
Article Synopsis
- Prior research shows that visual self-distancing can help individuals reflect better on negative past events, but its effectiveness for future anxiety-provoking situations was previously unknown.
- A study involving over 2,300 participants found that self-distancing predicted lower anxiety levels in both adults and adolescents, mainly by affecting how vividly they imagined future threats.
- Causal evidence showed that adopting a self-distanced perspective when contemplating future stressors resulted in reduced anxiety and imagery vividness, with diminished vividness acting as a crucial mechanism for regulating emotions.
