Using multilevel modeling to characterize interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in female friends

Christensen, Kara A.; Dyk, Ilana Seager van; Nelson, Sarah V.; Vasey, Michael W.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110156

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“…This discrepancy might be ascribed to methodological differences. Both studies did not assess co-reappraisal, a vital emotion regulation strategy in interpersonal contexts, whereby individuals receive or provide alternative interpretations of emotional situations via social interactions (Christensen et al, 2020; Horn & Maercker, 2016; Zaki & Williams, 2013). In contrast to English et al (2017), we also assessed social sharing in our study.…”

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Examining the strategy-situation fit of emotion regulation in everyday social contexts.

Paul¹,

Pruessner²,

Strakosch³

et al. 2023

Emotion

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The strategy-situation fit hypothesis suggests that emotion regulation strategies are only beneficial to mental health if they meet contextual demands. Previous studies support this assumption but focused on properties of the emotional stimulus and reported cross-sectional associations with mental health, thus neglecting the social context and long-term mental health outcomes. To address these limitations, we examined (1) whether reappraisal, social sharing, and suppression varied depending on the social context (i.e., being alone, among close others, or nonclose others) and (2) whether specific strategy–context associations were linked to current, and (3) long-term mental health. The study consisted of two ecological momentary assessment (EMA) periods, separated by one year, and the second period occurred during COVID-19-related governmentally imposed social restrictions. This design allowed us to examine emotion regulation following social context changes. Our results indicate that emotion regulation varied by the social context. Reappraisal was used more frequently when being alone, suppression occurred more among nonclose others, and social sharing increased with close others. Regarding current mental health, more suppression was linked to higher depressive symptoms only when used in the presence of close others. In contrast, using suppression when being alone was linked to lower depressive symptoms. Finally, analyses with long-term outcomes revealed improved mental health when participants increased their use of reappraisal when being alone, and decreased reappraisal after a higher presence of close others. These findings could reflect the unique regulatory costs and benefits of different social situations and highlight the role of context-specific reappraisal for longer-term adaptiveness.

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Examining the strategy-situation fit of emotion regulation in everyday social contexts.

Paul¹,

Pruessner²,

Strakosch³

et al. 2023

Emotion

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“…Although the IER relationship between teachers and students and positive academic emotions has yet to be identified, there is work indicating a positive relationship between interpersonal emotion regulation and positive emotions. Christensen et al (2020) examined how friends report providing and receiving IER in order to characterize its associations with mental health. Results suggest that although IER may function similarly to intrapersonal emotional regulation, it is a unique predictor of well-being.…”

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Perceived teacher empathy and teenagers’ positive academic emotions: The mediating effect of interpersonal emotion regulation

Wang

et al. 2022

School Psychology International

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Although teacher empathy has an important influence on adolescents’ positive academic emotions, the mediating mechanism between these two factors remains unclear. This study examines whether interpersonal emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relationship between perceived teacher empathy and teenagers’ positive academic emotions. A total of 755 teenagers completed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, the Adolescents’ Academic Emotions Questionnaire, and the Interpersonal Regulation Questionnaire. The results revealed significant correlations between two subscales of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, perspective-taking and empathic concern; two dimensions of the Adolescents’ Academic Emotions Questionnaire, high and low positive arousal; and two dimensions of the Interpersonal Regulation Questionnaire, positive and negative emotion interpersonal emotion regulation. Perceived teacher empathy positively predicted teenagers’ positive academic emotions, and interpersonal emotion regulation played a mediating role.

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“…In contrast, the regulatory processes-both intrinsic and extrinsic-that occur at the interpersonal level have been less studied (Campos et al, 2011;Hofmann, 2014). Regarding extrinsic emotion regulation (EER), its study has gained relevance in recent decades due to the evidence of its role as a social support mechanism related to the strengthening of bonds between people (Coo et al, 2020;Debrot et al, 2013) and its relationship with emotional well-being (Williams et al, 2018) and mental health (Christensen et al, 2020;Güney, et al, 2015;Horn & Maercker, 2016).…”

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Emotional interdependence: the key to studying extrinsic emotion regulation

Kinkead

Riquelme

2022

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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The literature on extrinsic emotion regulation or the intention to modify other people’s emotions has grown in recent years, accompanied by proposals in which its definition is made more precise, the way to understand it in relation to other related processes is delimited, and the consequences of its use in the quality of close relationships are evidenced. Conceptual reviews on this topic recognize the importance of examining the affect and dyadic dynamics that arise between those who regulate each other extrinsically. This dynamic refers to emotional interdependence, the potential of the members of a dyad to shape each other’s emotions reciprocally, particularly in those who share a close bond, such as that of a romantic couple. There is little theoretical development regarding the relevance of this characteristic in relation to EER. This article has two objectives: (1) to make a narrative synthesis of the characteristics that define EER and (2) to expand and complexify the existing model by including the emotional interdependence as a vital component in the understanding of the functioning of EER. Lastly, the role of emotional interdependence in the emergence, maintenance, and satisfaction concerning couple relationships is made explicit through phenomena such as shared reality.

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Using multilevel modeling to characterize interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in female friends

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Examining the strategy-situation fit of emotion regulation in everyday social contexts.

Examining the strategy-situation fit of emotion regulation in everyday social contexts.

Perceived teacher empathy and teenagers’ positive academic emotions: The mediating effect of interpersonal emotion regulation

Emotional interdependence: the key to studying extrinsic emotion regulation

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