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The Social Regulation of Emotion: An Integrative, Cross-Disciplinary Model
Crystal Reeck1, Daniel R Ames2, Kevin N Ochsner3
1Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|November 14, 2015
Summary
This study introduces the
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Emotion regulation research traditionally focused on self-regulation.
- Growing recognition of the importance of regulating others' emotions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an integrative model of social emotion regulation.
- To outline the 'social regulatory cycle' framework.
- To describe psychological and neural processes involved.
Main Methods:
- Literature review across diverse disciplines.
- Development of a theoretical model.
- Specification of processing stages and neural systems.
Main Results:
- Introduction of the 'social regulatory cycle' model.
- Detailed description of the regulation act and target experience.
- Identification of processing stages and neural underpinnings.
Conclusions:
- The 'social regulatory cycle' provides a comprehensive framework for understanding social emotion regulation.
- Highlights the interplay between psychological and neural mechanisms.
- Emphasizes the bidirectional nature of social emotion regulation.
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