The wisdom to know the difference : Strategy-situation fit in emotion regulation in daily life is associated with well-being
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Haines, Simon J., Gleeson, John, Kuppens, Peter, Hollenstein, Tom, Ciarrochi, Joseph, Labuschagne, Izelle, Grace, Caitlin and Koval, Peter. (2016). The wisdom to know the difference : Strategy-situation fit in emotion regulation in daily life is associated with well-being. Psychological Science. 27(12), pp. 1651-1659. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797616669086
Authors | Haines, Simon J., Gleeson, John, Kuppens, Peter, Hollenstein, Tom, Ciarrochi, Joseph, Labuschagne, Izelle, Grace, Caitlin and Koval, Peter |
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Abstract | The ability to regulate emotions is central to well-being, but healthy emotion regulation may not merely be about using the “right” strategies. According to the strategy-situation-fit hypothesis, emotion-regulation strategies are conducive to well-being only when used in appropriate contexts. This study is the first to test the strategy-situation-fit hypothesis using ecological momentary assessment of cognitive reappraisal—a putatively adaptive strategy. We expected people who used reappraisal more in uncontrollable situations and less in controllable situations to have greater well-being than people with the opposite pattern of reappraisal use. Healthy participants (n = 74) completed measures of well-being in the lab and used a smartphone app to report their use of reappraisal and perceived controllability of their environment 10 times a day for 1 week. Results supported the strategy-situation-fit hypothesis. Participants with relatively high well-being used reappraisal more in situations they perceived as lower in controllability and less in situations they perceived as higher in controllability. In contrast, we found little evidence for an association between greater well-being and greater mean use of reappraisal across situations. |
Keywords | emotion regulation; well-being; daily life; cognitive reappraisal; controllability; open data |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Psychological Science |
Journal citation | 27 (12), pp. 1651-1659 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 0956-7976 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797616669086 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85006091167 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 1651-1659 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 15 Oct 2016 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP160102252 |
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