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  • Affective Science
  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Four emotion-processing styles (cerebral, hot, cold, overwhelmed) identified previously.
  • These styles are linked to psychopathology but their daily dynamics are unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between emotion processing styles and everyday emotional experiences.
  • To examine affective dysregulation in daily life across different emotion processing styles.

Main Methods:

  • Cluster analysis replicated four emotion processing styles (n=233).
  • Experience sampling assessed affect (NA/PA) 8 times daily for 14 days.
  • Multilevel models analyzed mean-level affect, instability, and inertia.

Main Results:

  • Overwhelmed individuals showed the highest affective dysregulation.
  • They experienced higher mean negative affect (NA) and lower mean low-arousal positive affect (PA).
  • Higher instability in both high- and low-arousal NA was observed in the overwhelmed group.

Conclusions:

  • Emotion processing styles significantly influence daily affective experiences and regulation.
  • The 'overwhelmed' style is particularly associated with affective dysregulation.
  • Findings support tailoring emotion-focused interventions based on individual processing styles.