The fading affect bias (FAB) is strongest for Jews and Buddhists and weakest for participants without religious affiliations: An exploratory analysis

The fading affect bias (FAB) is a robust phenomenon where unpleasant fades faster than pleasant affect. FAB believed to be coping mechanism designed make life appear in the face of hardships and adversities. persists across several cultures many event types (e.g., alcohol, religious, death), even though low has been demonstrated for social media events, videogame events labeled as but not spiritual. Although religion also more satisfying by providing existential meaning connectedness their followers, research date, examined religious differences FAB. Therefore, we using 2 measures participants’ self-reported affiliations found effects all categories except an extremely small sample Islamic followers. were strongest Jewish Buddhist they weakest participants who did report well-known affiliation. findings extend literature on belief systems. Future should replicate current study, examine larger samples Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, test explanations differential affiliations.