Reinforcement sensitivity theory predicts positive and negative affect in daily life

Hundt, Natalie E.; Brown, Leslie H.; Kimbrel, Nathan A.; Walsh, Molly A.; Nelson‐Gray, Rosemery O.; Kwapil, Thomas Richard

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2012.09.021

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“…Our results showing that worse psychopathology levels are associated with high RPS are consistent with other studies showing wide-ranging symptomology between both clinical and non-clinical groups with high levels of these traits (Hundt et al., 2013; Loxton & Dawe, 2001). These findings support the notion that these disorders share a similar phenotype characterized by an impulsive–compulsive nature (Choi et al., 2014; Yi, 2013), and that both could be located on the impulsive–compulsive spectrum (McElroy, Hudson, Pope, Keck, & Aizley, 1992).…”

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confidence: 93%

Reward and punishment sensitivity in women with gambling disorder or compulsive buying: Implications in treatment outcome

Mestre‐Bach¹,

Granero²,

Steward³

et al. 2016

J Behav Addict

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Background and aimsGray’s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory has been widely applied to different clinical populations, but few studies have reported empirical evidence based on this theory for treatment outcomes in patients with gambling disorder (GD) and compulsive buying (CB). The aims of this study were to explore the association between clinical variables and personality traits with reward and punishment sensitivity (RPS) levels in women (n = 88) who met diagnostic criteria for GD (n = 61) and CB (n = 27), and to determine the predictive capacity of RPS for primary short-term outcomes in a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention.MethodsThe CBT intervention consisted of 12 weekly sessions. Data on patients’ personality traits, RPS levels, psychopathology, sociodemographic factors, GD, and CB behavior were used in our analysis.ResultsHigh RPS levels were associated with higher psychopathology in both CB and GD, and were a risk factor for dropout in the CB group. In the GD group, higher reward sensitivity scores increased the risk of dropout.Discussion and conclusionsOur findings suggest that both sensitivity to reward and sensitivity to punishment independently condition patients’ response to treatment for behavioral addictions. The authors uphold that CBT interventions for such addictions could potentially be enhanced by taking RPS into consideration.

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confidence: 93%

Reward and punishment sensitivity in women with gambling disorder or compulsive buying: Implications in treatment outcome

Mestre‐Bach¹,

Granero²,

Steward³

et al. 2016

J Behav Addict

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“…These findings are in line with the results of prior studies that found a positive association between BIS activation and emotion regulation difficulties ( 28 ) and between emotional suppression and increased negative emotion in undergraduate samples ( 16 ). They are also in line with the results of prior studies on individuals without chronic pain ( 26 ), in which BIS activation predicted negative affect. Finally, they are also consistent with a BIS-BAS model of chronic pain ( 21 ), which hypothesized that BIS activation facilitates the negative emotional responses of anxiety/fear and sadness/hopelessness.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…We found a direct association between the BAS and both negative and positive affect. The positive association of the BAS and positive affect is consistent with previous research ( 26 , 27 ) as well as with the BIS-BAS model of chronic pain ( 21 ), which hypothesizes that BAS activity underlies and facilitates “active” affective responses, such as hope, joy, excitement, and anger. However, we did not predict the positive association between the BAS and negative affect.…”

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“…Individuals vary in their general trait tendencies in relation to the two systems becoming activated ( 25 ), which could explain differences in emotional experience. For example, high BIS activation scores have been shown to predict negative affect ( 26 ) and high BAS activation has shown to be related to positive affect ( 27 ). Even though there is increasing evidence in support of the association between BIS-BAS and emotional responses, relatively little is known about the processes underlying these effects.…”

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Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems, and Emotional Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

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Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory postulates two distinct neurophysiological systems that underlie thoughts, emotions, and behavior: the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and the Behavioral Approach System (BAS). Preliminary research suggests that both systems may play relevant roles in the adjustment of individuals with chronic pain. However, there is a lack of research on the extent to which emotional regulation (i.e., cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) mediates the associations between BIS and BAS activation and emotional responses in individuals with chronic pain. The aim of this study was to test a model of the associations between the BIS and BAS, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, and positive and negative affect in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain. In total, 516 participants were interviewed. Structural Equation Modeling was used to estimate the associations between variables. The empirical model showed a good fit to the data (χ2/df = 1.95; RMSEA = 0.04; GFI = 0.99; AGFI = 0.98; CFI = 0.99). The hypothesized model received partial support. The BIS was associated with cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression; cognitive reappraisal was associated with negative and positive affect; expressive suppression was positively associated with affect; and the BAS was not associated with the emotional regulation strategies assessed. However, the BIS and BAS were both directly associated with negative and positive affect. The results suggest that individuals with chronic pain with higher BIS activation appear to use greater expressive suppression. Cognitive reappraisal strongly mediated the BIS-negative affect association. The results also suggest that BAS activation may have a weak or inconsistent association with emotional regulation approaches in individuals with chronic pain. These data provide new and relevant information on the potential role of the BIS and BAS as predictors of psychological functioning in individuals with chronic pain. They suggest that the BIS-BAS model of chronic pain may need to be modified to take into account the potential negative effects of BAS activation. The findings suggest that treatments for emotional regulation could potentially reduce the negative impact of chronic pain via BIS.

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“…For example, it is possible that given a generally positive environment, sensitivity is associated with greater reward sensitivity (Aron et al, 2012). Reward sensitivity may protect against depressed mood (captured by the Depressed Mood-Specific factor; e.g., Forbes & Dahl, 2005) and potentially worry (captured by the Fear-Specific factor; Fairchild, 2011), but at the same time, may be associated with greater irritability, frustration and anger (captured by the Common NE factor) when rewards are not readily attained and instead reward seeking is thwarted (e.g., Carver, 2004; Hundt et al, 2013). However, we acknowledge that these propositions remain speculative, and future research is needed to evaluate the current results and expand the inquiry with other measures of sensitivity to investigate the construct validity of these new proposals on the underlying facets of PE, as currently measured in the EATQ-R.…”

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confidence: 99%

Adolescent emotionality and effortful control: Core latent constructs and links to psychopathology and functioning.

Snyder¹,

Gulley²,

Bijttebier³

et al. 2015

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Temperament is associated with important outcomes in adolescence, including academic and interpersonal functioning and psychopathology. Rothbart’s temperament model is among the most well-studied and supported approaches to adolescent temperament, and contains three main components: positive emotionality (PE), negative emotionality (NE), and effortful control (EC). However, the latent factor structure of Rothbart’s temperament measure for adolescents, the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire Revised (EATQ-R, Ellis & Rothbart, 2001) has not been definitively established. To address this problem and investigate links between adolescent temperament and functioning, we used confirmatory factor analysis to examine the latent constructs of the EATQ-R in a large combined sample. For EC and NE, bifactor models consisting of a common factor plus specific factors for some sub-facets of each component fit best, providing a more nuanced understanding of these temperament dimensions. The nature of the PE construct in the EATQ-R is less clear. Models replicated in a hold-out dataset. The common components of high NE and low EC where broadly associated with increased psychopathology symptoms, and poor interpersonal and school functioning, while specific components of NE were further associated with corresponding specific components of psychopathology. Further questioning the construct validity of PE as measured by the EATQ-R, PE factors did not correlate with construct validity measures in a way consistent with theories of PE. Bringing consistency to the way the EATQ-R is modeled and using purer latent variables has the potential to advance the field in understanding links between dimensions of temperament and important outcomes of adolescent development.

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Reinforcement sensitivity theory predicts positive and negative affect in daily life

Cited by 37 publications

References 21 publications

Reward and punishment sensitivity in women with gambling disorder or compulsive buying: Implications in treatment outcome

Reward and punishment sensitivity in women with gambling disorder or compulsive buying: Implications in treatment outcome

Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems, and Emotional Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Adolescent emotionality and effortful control: Core latent constructs and links to psychopathology and functioning.

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