ABSTRACT

Background

Previous research has shown that immediate emotions and cognitive processing of the stakes of outcomes influence decision-making under uncertainty. The effect of perceived beneficial stakes and different types of immediate emotions on decision-making is an important topic that has received little attention in the literature. This study investigated the effects of trait anxiety and anticipatory emotions (fear, sadness, excitement and comfortability) on the perception of thee stakes of outcomes and behavioral intentions.

Method

Participants from the community completed a task measuring anticipatory emotions and their perceived stakes of risky and beneficial outcomes in a range of uncertain situations. Trait anxiety was also measured.

Results

Results revealed that anticipatory emotions (except for sadness), trait anxiety and subjective stakes all demonstrated significant associations with risky behavioral intention in uncertain situations. Anticipatory emotions, but not trait anxiety, had stable effects on stake perceptions. However, trait anxiety moderated the effect of excitement on risky behavioral intention. In addition, positive emotions (comfortability and excitement) and beneficial stakes demonstrated consistent effects in the decision-making process.

Conclusions

The current study sheds light on future immediate-emotion-based interventions for deficits in uncertain decision-making.

中文翻译：

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不确定性下风险决策的直接情绪和主观利害关系

摘要

背景

先前的研究表明，即时情绪和对结果利害关系的认知处理会影响不确定性下的决策。感知到的有利利益和不同类型的直接情绪对决策的影响是一个重要的话题，但在文献中很少受到关注。本研究调查了特质焦虑和预期情绪（恐惧、悲伤、兴奋和舒适）对结果和行为意图利害关系感知的影响。

方法

来自社区的参与者完成了一项任务，测量预期情绪以及他们在一系列不确定情况下对风险和有益结果的感知利害关系。还测量了特质焦虑。

结果

结果显示，预期情绪（悲伤除外）、特质焦虑和主观风险都与不确定情况下的风险行为意图显着相关。预期情绪，而不是特质焦虑，对利益相关性认知有稳定的影响。然而，特质焦虑缓和了兴奋对风险行为意向的影响。此外，积极的情绪（舒适和兴奋）和有利的利益在决策过程中表现出一致的影响。

结论

目前的研究揭示了未来基于即时情绪的干预措施，以应对不确定决策中的缺陷。