Cognitive reappraisal is an antecedent-focused emotion regulation strategy that involves changing the emotional impact of a situation by changing thoughts about it. Expressive suppression is a response-focused emotion regulation strategy that involves inhibiting ongoing behavioral response to an emotional situation. Reappraisal is generally an effective strategy related to more positive experie...

The present study investigates relations among emotional labour, regulation strategies, and secondary traumatic stress (STS) in a sample of allied mental health professionals (AMHPs) the UK. It empirically examines relationship between labour STS; and, explores moderational role strategies. Participants included 99 clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychiatric social worker...

The numerous public health consequences of interpersonal aggression highlight the necessity of a comprehensive understanding of factors influencing its perpetration. This study examined direct and interactive associations between negative urgency and emotion regulation strategy use in predicting displaced aggression under conditions of negative mood. Participants were 197 male and female underg...

This study investigated age differences in the ability to suppress and amplify expressive behavior during emotional arousal. Young and old participants viewed 3 film clips about medical procedures while their behavioral, autonomic, and subjective responses were recorded. Half of the participants viewed all 3 films without additional instructions; the other half was asked to suppress and amplify...