Savoring the present: The reciprocal influence between positive emotions and positive emotion regulation in everyday life.

ABSTRACT: A growing body of research has investigated the regulation of negative emotions in ecological settings, but little is known about the mechanisms underlying positive emotion regulation in everyday life. Although some evidence suggests that adopting positive strategies is beneficial for emotional well-being, the literature is inconsistent about the effects of positive emotions on subsequent regulatory processes. In the present study, we adopted a two-week ecological momentary assessment to explore the association between positive emotions and positive emotion regulation in daily life. According to our results, the less individuals felt positive emotions at one point, the more they tended to enhance their use of positive strategies from this time to the next, which in turn resulted in subsequ

SUBMITTER: Colombo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112694 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature