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Summary We investigated how focusing on the details (experience focus) versus self‐narrative significance (coherence focus) of valenced transitions informs appraisals and emotions at recall. Participants (N=302) selected a negative or positive transition and rated their emotion. Two weeks later, they described their event using an experience or coherence focus, then rated emotion, event impact, self‐relevance, and memory characteristics. A coherence (vs. experience) focus produced lower...

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