Table 1.
Overview of ER strategies, underlying assumptions, and hypotheses
| Strategies | Underlying assumptions | Hypotheses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy categorization | Cognitive resource expenditure | Stressor intensity when strategy is likely to be selected | Stressor intensity when strategy is likely to be effective in reducing NA | |
| Established strategies in the ER Choice paradigm | ||||
| Distraction | Attentional disengagement | Low | High | High |
| Positive reappraisal | Engagement meaning-change | High | Low | Low |
| Additional strategies | ||||
| Acceptance | Attentional engagement | Medium | Low | Low |
| Reflection | Attentional engagement | Medium | Low | Low |
| Rumination | Attentional engagement | Medium | High | (None) |