Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being.
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Vol. 85 (2) , 348-362
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.348
Abstract
Five studies tested two general hypotheses: Individuals differ in their use of emotion regulation strategies such as reappraisal and suppression, and these individual differences have implications for affect, well-being, and social relationships. Study 1 presents new measures of the habitual use of reappraisal and suppression. Study 2 examines convergent and discriminant validity. Study 3 shows that reappraisers experience and express greater positive emotion and lesser negative emotion, whereas suppressors experience and express lesser positive emotion, yet experience greater negative emotion. Study 4 indicates that using reappraisal is associated with better interpersonal functioning, whereas using suppression is associated with worse interpersonal functioning. Study 5 shows that using reappraisal is related positively to well-being, whereas using suppression is related negatively.Keywords
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