Beliefs about emotion utility can influence context-sensitive emotion goals (i.e., desired emotional responses). Although key for emotion regulation, emotion goals have been overlooked in children and adolescents. In 2018–2019 results of Studies 1 and 2 showed that children (N = 192, M_age = 8.65, 47% girls, 96% White) were less motivated by and found anger less useful in confrontation than adolescents (N = 192, M_age = 12.96, 50% girls, 93% White) and adults (N = 195, M_age = 29.82, 51% women, 96% White). The link between emotion goals and beliefs about emotion utility was weaker in children. In 2021, Study 3 (N = 60, 8-year-olds, 47% girls, 90% White) ruled out expectations as a possible explanation for the previous findings. Context-sensitive utility of emotions may be acquired during development.

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我想要什么感觉？童年、青春期和成年期的情感目标

关于情绪效用的信念可以影响情境敏感的情绪目标（即，期望的情绪反应）。尽管情绪调节是情绪调节的关键，但情绪目标在儿童和青少年中一直被忽视。2018-2019 年研究 1 和 2 的结果表明，儿童（N  = 192，M_年龄 = 8.65，47% 女孩，96% 白人）比青少年（N  = 192，M_年龄 = 12.96，50% 女孩，93% 白人）和成人（N  = 195，M_年龄 = 29.82，51% 女性，96% 白人）。情绪目标与情绪效用信念之间的联系在儿童中较弱。2021 年，研究 3 ( N = 60、8 岁、47% 的女孩、90% 的白人）排除了预期作为对先前发现的可能解释。情绪的情境敏感效用可能在发育过程中获得。