Ready for the worst? Negative affect in anticipation of a stressor does not protect against affective reactivity.
Elise K KalokerinosElla K MoeckKoen RummensKristof MeersMerijn MestdaghPublished in: Journal of personality (2022)
These results run counter to the idea that being affectively ready for the worst has psychological benefits, suggesting that instead, anticipatory negative affect can come with affective costs.
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