Correction: Liu et al. (2025). Emotion Regulation Modulates Affective Responses Without Altering Memory Traces: A Study of Negative Social Feedback from Acquaintances. Behavioral Sciences, 15(9), 1294

Text Correction

There was an error in the original publication (Liu et al., 2025). The mistake was in the Results section, “3.1. Emotional Scores and Memory Strength of Negative Social Feedback Sent to Different Groups of People”.

A correction has been made to the Results, 3.1. Emotional Scores and Memory Strength of Negative Social Feedback Sent to Different Groups of People, Paragraphs 1 and 2:

The one-sample t-test showed that the participants’ familiarity with classmates and teachers (6.70 ± 1.23) was significantly higher than 5 (i.e., moderate familiarity): t(72) = 11.78, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 1.38.

Paired-samples t-tests showed that participants induced significantly stronger negative emotions in response to negative social feedback sent by acquaintances compared to that sent by strangers (Figure 2a): t(72) = −5.102, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.60. Second, participants demonstrated more accurate memories of negative social feedback received from acquaintances (Figure 2b): t(72) = 8.370, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.98. These results suggest that negative feedback given by acquaintances induces a stronger emotional response and that the associated negative emotions are remembered more deeply.

Error in Figure

In the original publication, there was a mistake in “Figure 2” as published. “Figure 2. Responses induced by negative social feedback from acquaintances and strangers”.

The corrected “Figure 2” appears below.

Figure 2. Responses induced by negative social feedback from acquaintances and strangers: (a) emotional scale; (b) recall accuracy rate. *** p < 0.001.

Figure 2. Responses induced by negative social feedback from acquaintances and strangers: (a) emotional scale; (b) recall accuracy rate. *** p < 0.001.

The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.