Penn Psychologists Find Self-Distancing Helps Adolescents Handle Negative Emotions
In a new study published in the journal Child Development, Associate Professor of Psychology Angela Duckworth and doctoral candidate Rachel White show that adolescents who step back from their own point of view when experiencing negative emotions become less upset by their feelings. When students used self-distancing strategies, they were able to reconsider what happened in more meaningful and insightful ways.
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