Abstract
To investigate the role of emotional experience and understanding in acute stress situations, the relations between three individual difference variables (clarity, attention, and intensity) and cognitive difficulties under acute stress were examined. Fifty-nine firefighter trainees completed personality measures several weeks before engaging in a series of four live-fire exercises. Individuals who were typically clear about their emotions (high clarity) reported fewer instances of cognitive difficulties, such as “blanking out” and being unable to think clearly during the exercises. Emotional intensity and attention to emotion were unrelated to reports of these symptoms.
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