Emotion regulation in response to discrimination: Exploring the role of self-control and impression management emotion-regulation goals.

ABSTRACT: Contending with discrimination can yield a cascade of negative psychological and physiological outcomes which adversely affect health. How individuals manage their emotions in response to discrimination can influence the extent of these negative health outcomes. Research finds, however, that Black and Latine individuals are more likely to use expressive suppression (vs. cognitive reappraisal) in response to discrimination, which is associated with adverse mental health outcomes. In the present research, we explored whether self-control (the ability to manage impulses and regulate thoughts, emotions, and behavior to achieve long-term goals) and impression management emotion-regulation goals (regulating emotions to shape others' perceptions of one's personality and skills) could help explain

SUBMITTER: Green DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535505 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature