Different perspectives on emotion regulation and its efficiency

Prosen, Simona (author), Smrtnik Vitulić, Helena (author)

In the present article, diverse definitions, theoretical background, and contemporary research findings from the emotion regulation (ER) field are brought together alongside its open dilemmas. A clearer categorization of emotion and ER perspectives is offered: neurobiological perspective in which ER is a set of neurobiological processes that influence the emotion experience and expression; socio-constructivist perspective in which ER is influenced by socio-cultural expectations; and cognitive perspective that places ER at any situation-attention-appraisal-response sequence. Further, two contemporary models of ER are described and evaluated, followed by a presentation of the research findings regarding certain ER strategies, especially reappraisal and suppression. ER strategies are presented regarding their associations with other psycho-social characteristics. Also, efficiency of ER strategies is discussed further, proposing four criteria that should be considered simultaneously: functionality (goal orientation), adaptability (including social acceptance), automatization, and flexibility. In conclusion, some directions for the future ER research are outlined.

• Language: English
• Keywords: emotion regulation, emotion, emotion regulation strategy, efficient emotion regulation
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2014
• Number of pages: Str. 389-405
• Numbering: Vol. 23, no. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-30128
• UDC: 159.942
• ISSN on article: 1332-0742
• COBISS.SI-ID: 10372425

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KLJUČNE BESEDE: čustvena regulacija

• Publication date in RUL: 05.01.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Psihologijske teme
• Shortened title: Psihol. teme
• Publisher: Sveučilište u Rijeci, Filozofski fakultet u Rijeci, Odsjek za psihologiju = University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology
• ISSN: 1332-0742
• COBISS.SI-ID: 45259777

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• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Croatian
• Title: Različite perspektive emocionalne regulacije i njezina učinkovitost

Abstract

U ovom je radu dan pregled definicija, teorijskih okvira i rezultata suvremenih istraživanja, ali i aktualnih izazova iz područja emocionalne regulacije (ER). Predstavljeni su i osnovni pravci istraživanja ER: neurobiološki pravac, prema kojem je ER skup neurobioloških procesa koji utječu na doživljaj i izražavanje emocija; socio-konstruktivistički pravac, prema kojem socio-kulturalna očekivanja utječu na ER te kognitivni pravac, koji ER smješta u bilo koji dio slijeda situacija-pažnja-procjena-odgovor. Nadalje, opisana su i evaluirana dva suvremena modela ER te su predstavljeni rezultati istraživanja temeljeni na određenim strategijama ER, ponajprije oni vezani uz ponovnu procjenu i potiskivanje. Prikazane su strategije ER u odnosu na druge psiho-socijalne karakteristike. Također, u radu se raspravlja o učinkovitosti strategija ER i o četirima kriterijima koja bi trebalo usporediti: funkcionalnost (orijentacija usmjerena na cilj), adaptabilnost (uključujući socijalnu prihvaćenost), automatizaciju i fleksibilnost. U zaključku su navedene neke smjernice za buduća istraživanja emocionalne regulacije.

• Keywords: emocionalna regulacija, emocije, strategije emocionalne regulacije, učinkovitost emocionalne regulacije