Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The role of anxiety and anxiety-related goals in influencing evaluative conditioning: Does the person-situation fit matter? |
| Authors: |
Zago, Beatrice1 (AUTHOR) b.zago2@campus.unimib.it, Besson, Théo2 (AUTHOR), Rougier, Marine3,4 (AUTHOR), De Houwer, Jan3 (AUTHOR), Perugini, Marco1 (AUTHOR) marco.perugini@unimib.it |
| Source: |
Personality & Individual Differences. Jul2026, Vol. 257, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Anxiety, *Emotional conditioning, *Psychological research, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Behavioral sciences, Neuroticism |
| Abstract: |
Recent research showed that personality traits, specifically Neuroticism and Anxiety, moderate Evaluative Conditioning (EC) effects – the change in the evaluation of a stimulus (conditioned stimulus) due to its previous pairings with a positively- or negatively-valenced stimulus (unconditioned stimulus). Whereas past research is only correlational and focused on anxiety as a trait, the present research aimed at manipulating anxiety. In two studies, we manipulated participants' anxiety-related goals (e.g., avoiding feeling uncomfortable) before taking part in an EC procedure. We also measured anxiety as a trait, as a state, and as chronic and momentary anxiety-related goals. Multilevel analyses revealed that the fit (i.e., the compatibility) between state anxiety (measured) and the state-relevant contextual conditions (manipulated) – that is, the person-situation fit – has a crucial role in EC. More specifically, highly anxious and highly relaxed (low anxious) people have larger EC effects in, respectively, anxious and relaxed conditions. • We experimentally manipulated anxiety through manipulating anxiety-related goals. • We measured anxiety as trait, state, and chronic and momentary anxiety-related goals. • Anxiety person-situation fits influenced evaluative conditioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
