Reappraisal as a means to self-transcendence: Aquinas’s model of emotion regulation informs the extended process model
Philosophical Psychology January 25, 2024 Catherine A. Marple, A. Jeffrey, Sarah A. Schnitker
ABSTRACT Recent work in positive psychology demonstrates the importance of self-transcendence: understanding oneself to be part of something greater than the self, such as a family, community, or tradition of sacred practice. Self-transcendence is positively associated with wellbeing and a sense of meaning and purpose. Philosophers have argued that self-transcendent motivation has a central...