Emotional Reactions to Regret - A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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2023
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Fogerty, Lucinda
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Regret is a moral, latent emotion that has been described as both negative and positive in its psychological effects. How the action regret is processed by the individual will differentiate how the regret impacts other emotions and therefore effect behaviour. In this study, 200 participants recalled an action regret, then completed a 34-item emotional reaction to action regret survey concerning the action regret. Content analysis of the recalled action regret revealed three types of regret: connection, moral and function regrets. Secondly, a confirmatory factor analysis of the items, resulted in three factors: shame, self-punishment, and moral judgement. There were no significant differences on the factors between the three types of regret. The results helped to validate the factor structure of a new measure of action regret.
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School of Psychology
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Thesis (B.PsychSc(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Psychology, 2023
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