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Regulating Positive and Negative Emotions in Daily Life

Nezlek, John B., Kuppens, Peter·2008·Journal of Personality

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The present study examined how people regulate their emotions in daily life and how such regulation is related to their daily affective experience and psychological adjustment. Each day for an average of 3 weeks, participants described how they had regulated their emotions in terms of the reappraisal and suppression (inhibiting the expression) of positive and negative emotions, and they described their emotional experience, self-esteem, and psychological adjustment in terms of Beck's triadic model of depression. Reappraisal was used more often than suppression, and suppressing positive emotions was used less than the other three strategies. In general, regulation through reappraisal was found to be beneficial, whereas regulation by suppression was not. Reappraisal of positive emotions was associated with increases in positive affect, self-esteem, and psychological adjustment, whereas suppressing positive emotions was associated with decreased positive emotion, self-esteem, and psychological adjustment, and increased negative emotions. Moreover, relationships between reappraisal and psychological adjustment and self-esteem were mediated by experienced positive affect, whereas relationships between suppression of positive emotions and self-esteem adjustment were mediated by negative affect.

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  • Use of reappraisal strategies is linked to reduced depressive symptoms, whereas propensity to employ suppression shows opposite effects.

    “there is evidence that the use of reappraisal strategies is linked to reduced depressive symptoms, whereas the propensity to employ suppression shows opposite effects (e.g., [41,42]).”

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Authors
Nezlek, J. B., & Kuppens, P.
Affiliations
  • William & Mary (US)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Nezlek, John B.
Venue
Journal of Personality
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-04-08
Volume
76
Issue
3
Pages
561-580
ISSN
  • 0022-3506 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-6494
OpenAlex
W1991829817
Cited by
441
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
emotion regulation, cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, positive emotions, negative emotions, positive affect, negative affect, self-esteem, psychological adjustment, mediation
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Affect, Female, Humans, Individuality, Internal-External Control, Interpersonal Relations, Life Style, Male, Repression, Psychology, Self Concept, Students, Internet

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