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Interpersonal Emotion Regulation: an Experience Sampling Study
Daphne Y Liu1, Michael J Strube1, Renee J Thompson1
1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1125, St. Louis, MO 63130 USA.
Affective Science
|September 5, 2022
Summary
Adults frequently seek interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) from close connections, preferring emotional support over advice. Partners primarily offer supportive strategies like reappraisal and problem-solving.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Emotion Regulation
Background:
- Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) is crucial for well-being.
- Daily life characteristics of IER are not well understood.
- Research is needed to clarify everyday IER behaviors in adults.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the characteristics of adults' everyday interpersonal emotion regulation (IER).
- To understand who adults seek IER from, their goals, and the strategies used.
- To explore gender and age differences in IER.
Main Methods:
- A 2-week experience sampling study with 87 adults.
- Participants completed five surveys daily about their IER.
- Data collected on IER seeking, partner characteristics, goals, and strategies used.
Main Results:
- Most adults engage in IER, typically seeking it from close others.
- Emotion-oriented goals (e.g., empathy) were more common than problem-oriented goals (e.g., advice).
- Sharing partners predominantly used supportive strategies (reappraisal, problem-solving, affection) over unsupportive ones.
Conclusions:
- Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) is a ubiquitous aspect of adult daily life.
- Individuals seek emotional support and connection through IER.
- IER involves a dynamic interplay of seeking and providing support, influenced by relationship closeness and goals.
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