The Association of Emotion Regulation Flexibility and Negative and Positive Affect in Daily Life.

ABSTRACT: In contrast to traditional classifications of emotion regulation (ER) strategies as either uniformly maladaptive or adaptive, recent theoretical models emphasize that adaptability is determined by greater ER flexibility (i.e., the ability to flexibly implement and adjust ER strategies based on the context). This study is the first to empirically test the two central perspectives of ER flexibility on affect. A sample of 384 adults (M _age=38.58 years, SD=13.82) residing predominantly in North America completed daily diaries for 14 days. We found evidence that theoretical components of ER flexibility, as defined by greater context sensitivity in the selection of ER strategies, greater ER strategy repertoire, enhanced responsivity to affective feedback, and ER-e

SUBMITTER: Battaglini AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9398899 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature