Positive emotion regulation and well-being: Comparing the impact of eight savoring and dampening strategies

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 368-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Quoidbach ◽  
Elizabeth V. Berry ◽  
Michel Hansenne ◽  
Moïra Mikolajczak
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Emotion regulation processes as mediators of the impact of past life events on older adults’ psychological distress

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209
Author(s):  
Virginia Fernández-Fernández ◽  
Andrés Losada-Baltar ◽  
María Márquez-González ◽  
Teresa Paniagua-Granados ◽  
Carlos Vara-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Past Life ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTObjective:Although it is known that certain emotion regulation processes produce a buffering effect on the relationship between life events and well-being, this issue has been poorly studied in the elderly population. Thus, the aim of the present study is to test and confirm a comprehensive model of the impact that past life events have on older adults’ psychological distress, exploring the possible mediating roles of emotion regulation processes. These include rumination, experiential avoidance, and personal growth.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 387 people over 60 years old residing in the community were assessed on life events, physical functioning, emotion regulation variables, psychological well-being, as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression.Results:The structural model tested achieved a satisfactory fit to the data, explaining 73% of the variance of older adults’ psychological distress. In addition, the main results suggest possible mediation effects of both the physical functioning and the emotional variables: rumination, experiential avoidance, and personal growth in the face of hardship.Conclusions:These findings confirm the importance of emotion regulation processes in the final stages of life. They reveal the various adaptive and maladaptive mechanisms that underlie the relationship between life events and psychological distress. The findings suggest – both in the explanatory models of psychological well-being and in psychotherapeutic interventions – the importance of emotion regulation in the elderly population’s health.

Childhood Emotional Experiences and Eating Psychopathology: The Mediational Role of Different Emotion Regulation Processes

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S286-S286
Author(s):  
A.L. Mendes ◽  
C. Ferreira ◽  
J. Marta-Simões
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Eating Psychopathology ◽  
Social Safeness ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Fears Of Compassion ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
The Impact

Positive experiences from childhood have been consistently associated with well-being and with feelings of social safeness and connectedness. On the other hand, the lack of early experiences characterized by warmth, soothing and care may lead to the later experience of fearing to receive compassion from others, to the engagement in self-judgment, and may be associated with a large spectrum of psychopathology. The present study tested a model which hypothesized that the impact of early positive memories with family figures on the engagement in disordered eating is carried by the mechanisms of social safeness and connectedness with others, fears of receiving compassion from others, and self-judgment. The sample comprised 399 women, aged between 18 and 55 years old. The path model accounted for 33% of eating psychopathology's variance and showed excellent model fit indices. Results revealed that the impact of early affiliative memories with family figures on eating psychopathology was totally mediated by the mechanisms of social safeness, fears of compassion from others, and self-judgment. In fact, women who reported a lack of early memories of warmth and safeness with family figures seemed to present lower feelings of safeness and connectedness within social relationships, higher tendency to fear receiving kindness and compassion from others, and more self-judgmental attitudes. These findings support the importance of developing intervention programs in the community, which target maladaptive emotion regulation processes (such as compassionate-based interventions) to promote mental health, especially in a context of early adverse experiences.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The effects of mindfulness training on emotion regulation in Vietnamese pre-adolescents: A SenseMaker study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thy Uyen Nguyen ◽  
Dusana Dorjee
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
The Impact

This 3-arm randomised controlled study with training (TG), active (ACG) and passive (NIG) control groups examined the impact of an 18-week mindfulness curriculum delivered by schoolteachers on emotion regulation and well-being in Vietnamese pre-adolescents (7-11-year-olds). SenseMaker was employed as a new measure of mindfulness and emotion regulation, along with self-reports. The training was highly acceptable to pupils. No changes were detected in self-reports. In SenseMaker assessments, the TG showed increased awareness of emotions and decreased reactivity after the mindfulness training compared to ACG that received Social Emotional Learning training (no difference between TG and NIG was found). At 6-month follow-up, emotional non-reactivity and emotional expression increased in TG, but so did ignoring of emotions (possibly associated with letting go of emotions) together with decreased awareness of emotions compared to NIG. School-based mindfulness training may support emotion regulation via decreased emotional reactivity and increased emotional expression in Eastern cultural context.

scholarly journals The Impact of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Reappraisal and Suppression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Shu ◽  
Kevin Ochsner ◽  
Elizabeth A. Phelps
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health It ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Life Study ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of understanding how attitudes towards uncertainty affect well-being. Intolerance of uncertainty is a trait associated with anxiety, worry, and mood disorders. As adaptive emotion regulation supports well-being and mental health, it is possible that intolerance of uncertainty decreases the capacity to use adaptive emotion regulation and increases the use of maladaptive strategies. However, little research exists on the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and use of cognitive emotion regulation strategies, such as reappraisal and suppression. Study 1 demonstrated that scores on the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale were associated with greater worry related to the COVID-19 pandemic, decreased capacity to implement reappraisal, and greater self-reported use of suppression in daily life. Study 2 provided a preregistered replication of these findings. These results suggest that intolerance of uncertainty may impact mental health by reducing the capacity and tendency to use adaptive emotion regulation.

The relationship between coping, emotion regulation, and quality of life of patients on dialysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Barberis ◽  
Valeria Cernaro ◽  
Sebastiano Costa ◽  
Gaetano Montalto ◽  
Silvia Lucisano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies have investigated constructs that facilitate adaptation to chronic disease and improve quality of life and constructs that lead to psychopathological complications. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of coping and emotional regulation on the quality of life of patients on dialysis. Three questionnaires were administered to 78 patients on dialysis: Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced, Short Form (36), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Regressions analyses indicated that age, Rumination, Positive Refocusing, Avoidance Strategies, Approach to the Problem, and Transcendent Orientation predicted Physical Health. With regard to Mental Health, the predictors were gender, Self-Blame, Acceptance, Rumination, Positive Reappraisal, Catastrophizing, Avoidance Strategies, and Transcendent Orientation. This study confirms the relationship between emotional regulation, coping, and quality of life. The results highlight the need for total care of the patients, including an assessment of both physical state and psychological functioning in order to promote total well-being.

The impact of positive reappraisal on positive (and negative) emotion among older adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 681-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie S. Nowlan ◽  
Viviana M. Wuthrich ◽  
Ronald M. Rapee
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Positive Reappraisal ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Adverse Life Event ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACTBackground:Positive reappraisal is an important cognitive strategy for older adults associated with wide-ranging improvements in psychological well-being. However, little is known about the relationship between positive reappraisal and positive and negative emotion, anxiety and depression, and whether positive reappraisal is associated with continued increases in positive emotion over time.Methods:In the first study, 61 participants aged 62 to 88 years (M = 72, SD = 5.8) completed current measures of cognitive emotion regulation, positive emotion, negative emotion, anxiety and depression regarding their most distressing aging-related adverse life event, and rated (retrospectively) positive reappraisal use at the time of the stressor. Utilizing a longitudinal design, in a second study 60 participants aged 62 to 88 years (M = 71.2, SD = 5.7) completed the same measures for a recent adverse life event and repeated the measures 3 and 6 months later.Results:In the first study, positive reappraisal reported for both time periods was significantly correlated with current positive emotion, but not negative emotion with mixed findings for anxiety and depression, and positive reappraisal use increased with time since stressor onset. In the second study, positive reappraisal was significantly correlated with positive emotion and significantly predicted positive emotion from 3-month to 6-month follow-up, and was related to anxiety and depression but not general negative emotion.Conclusions:These findings indicate that positive reappraisal is related to positive emotion but not consistently with negative emotion, and continues to be beneficial over time in older adults who have experienced a stressor.

scholarly journals The Role of Positive Emotion and Contributions of Positive Psychology in Depression Treatment: Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veruska Santos ◽  
Flavia Paes ◽  
Valeska Pereira ◽  
Oscar Arias-Carrión ◽  
Adriana Cardoso Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Personal Strengths ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
The Impact

The present study aims to conduct a systematic review of the literature by checking the impact of positive emotion in the treatment of depression and on the use of strategies of positive psychology which involves positive emotion to treat and reduce symptoms of depression. For this purpose, we conducted searches in databases ISI Web of Knowledge, PsycINFO and PubMed and found a total of 3400 studies. After inclusion application and exclusion criteria, 28 articles remained, presented and discussed in this study. The studies have important relations between humor and positive emotion as well as a significant improvement in signs and symptoms of depression using differents strategies of positive psychology. Another relevant aspect is the preventative character of the proposed interventions by positive psychology by the fact that increase well-being and produce elements such as resilience and coping resources that reduce the recurrent relapses in the treatment of depression. The strategies of positive psychology, such as increasing positive emotions, develop personal strengths: seeking direction, meaning and engagement for the day-to-day life of the patients, appear as potentially tools for the prophylaxis and treatment of depression, helping to reduce signs and symptoms as well as for prevention of relapses.

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

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251561
Author(s):  
Desirée Colombo ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Pavani ◽  
Javier Fernandez-Alvarez ◽  
Azucena Garcia-Palacios ◽  
Cristina Botella
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adaptive Mechanism ◽  
Reciprocal Influence ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

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 subsequent higher levels of positive emotions. This prototype of positive regulation can be seen as a highly adaptive mechanism that makes it possible to compensate for a lack of positive emotions by enhancing the deployment of positive strategies. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Coaches’ Perception of Stress and Emotion Regulation Strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giampaolo Santi ◽  
Alessandro Quartiroli ◽  
Sergio Costa ◽  
Selenia di Fronso ◽  
Cristina Montesano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Impact

The recent global outspread of the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the lives of people across multiple countries including athletes, coaches, and supporting staff. Along with everybody else, coaches found themselves constrained to an at-home self-isolation, which limited their ability to normally engage with their profession and to interact with their athletes. This situation may also have impacted their own psychological well-being. With this study, we explored coaches’ perceptions of stress in relation to their emotion regulation strategies depending upon their gender and competitive level (elite vs. non-elite). A sample of 2272 Italian coaches were surveyed during the period of lockdown. Mean values for perceived stress and emotion regulation strategies were compared to normative data of the two instruments as reported in the original studies. Furthermore, two Multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVAs) were completed to observe the potential differences in the coaches’ emotion regulation strategies and perception of stress. Finally, a blockwise regression analysis was run to assess how coaches’ emotion regulation strategies impacted upon their perception of stress. Both women and men reported higher levels of perceived stress than those reported in the normative data. Similarly, average scores for emotion regulation strategies were significantly different from those reported for normative data, in particular, coaches reported slightly higher use of emotion regulation strategies than participants in the original study. Significant gender-based differences emerged in terms of emotional regulations, with men adopting more suppression than women. No differences by competitive level were found. In terms of perceived stress, male coaches and elite coaches showed to be more in control of the situation (positive stress) than female coaches and non-elite coaches, respectively, while women experienced more negative stress than men. The blockwise regression evidenced how reappraisal resulted to be predictive in helping coaches to reduce their perception of stress, while suppression predicted higher stress perceptions.

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