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Research on the Impact of Art Cognition on Emotion Regulation

Author(s)

Peng Sun

Affiliation(s)

School of Art and Design, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning, China

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the intrinsic mechanism and effect of art cognition on emotion regulation, and to clarify the differential impact of different dimensions of art cognition on various emotion regulation strategies. A mixed research method combining questionnaire survey and experimental research was adopted. First, 520 college students and social adults with different art contact experiences were selected as the research objects, and scales such as Art Cognition Scale and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used to collect cross-sectional data to explore the correlation between art cognition and emotion regulation. On this basis, 80 subjects were selected for a 4-week art cognition intervention experiment, and the changes of their emotion regulation ability were tracked and measured. The results show that art cognition has a significant positive predictive effect on emotion regulation; among the dimensions of art cognition, aesthetic judgment and artistic empathy have the strongest correlation with cognitive reappraisal, a positive emotion regulation strategy; the art cognition intervention can significantly improve the individual's emotion regulation level, especially for individuals with low initial emotion regulation ability. This study enriches the theoretical system of the relationship between art cognition and emotion regulation, and provides practical reference for the development of emotion regulation intervention programs based on art cognition.

Keywords

Art Cognition; Emotion Regulation; Mixed Research Method; Cognitive Reappraisal; Artistic Empathy

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