Testing the Causal Impact of Linguistic Distancing on Emotion Regulation

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Authors: Chris Rozek, Claire Whiting, Erik Nook, Jenalee Doom
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Abstract

A series of studies testing a) whether linguistic distancing is positively correlated with emotion regulation success and b) whether we can causally improve regulation success by increasing one's linguistic distance.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Mental Health via Writing Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
30 August 2026
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Preprint