Affective forecasting – estimations of future emotional reactions – is an important aspect of future thinking that informs judgement and decision making. Biases in affective forecasting have been noted generally and with people with emotional disturbances specifically. Still, the role of affective forecasting within models of psychopathology has received little attention. Given the state of the literature, a scoping review method was adopted to summarize and synthesize the methodological approaches used in measuring affective forecasting within the context of psychopathology and the scope of the evidence on this association. Three databases were searched for research published on or before November 13th, 2023. Original quantitative research that examined affective forecasting and its association with psychopathology was reviewed. Data were charted using a form designed for this study. Overall, the review highlights the heterogeneity in operationalization of affective forecasting. The majority of the evidence supports an association between severity of psychopathology and intensity of affective forecasts, with notable exceptions, which are discussed within the scope of methodology and operationalization of affective forecasting. This remains an important process to investigate in information processing models of psychopathology to elucidate its role in the development and maintenance of psychopathology and potential as a target for intervention.

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情感预测和精神病理学：范围界定审查

情感预测——对未来情绪反应的估计——是未来思维的一个重要方面，为判断和决策提供信息。人们普遍注意到情感预测的偏差，特别是对于有情绪困扰的人。尽管如此，情感预测在精神病理学模型中的作用却很少受到关注。鉴于文献状况，采用范围审查方法来总结和综合在精神病理学背景和这种关联的证据范围内测量情感预测所使用的方法。检索了三个数据库，查找 2023 年 11 月 13 日或之前发表的研究。审查了情感预测及其与精神病理学关联的原始定量研究。使用为本研究设计的表格绘制数据图表。总体而言，该评论强调了情感预测操作化的异质性。大多数证据支持精神病理学的严重性与情感预测的强度之间的关联，但也有明显的例外，这些例外情况将在情感预测的方法论和操作化范围内进行讨论。这仍然是研究精神病理学信息处理模型的一个重要过程，以阐明其在精神病理学发展和维持中的作用以及作为干预目标的潜力。