Research on deficits in emotion regulation has devoted considerable attention to emotion-regulation strategies. We propose that may also be related goals. tested this possibility by assessing the direction which depressed people chose regulate their emotions (i.e., toward happiness, sadness). In three studies, clinically participants were more likely than nondepressed use strategies a was maintain or increase level of sadness. This pattern found when using situation selection (Studies 1 and...

Nine percent of people worldwide report thinking about suicide at some point during their lives. A fundamental question we currently lack a clear answer to is: why do suicidal thoughts persist over time? One possibility is that serve adaptive functions for who experience them. We tested whether may as form affect regulation. In real-time monitoring study among adults with recent (N = 105), found participants often endorsed using The occurrence was followed by decreased negative affect....

Although selecting emotion regulation strategies constitutes means to achieve goals (i.e., desired emotional states), strategy selection and have been studied independently. We propose that the people select are often dictated by what they want feel. tested possibility involves choosing match goals. expected who motivated decrease intensity tailored for decreasing emotions (e.g., distraction), whereas those increase increasing rumination). this pattern be evident both in lab everyday life....

Difficulties with emotion regulation in depression may be linked not only to strategies but also the motivation experience certain emotions. We assessed degree of happiness or sadness major depressive disorders outside laboratory and prospective links clinical outcomes over time. Depressed individuals were consistently less motivated more than nondepressed individuals. The participants happiness, they tried upregulate an task downregulate negative emotions during real-life stress....

Emotion-regulation deficits characterize many psychiatric disorders. To understand such deficits, researchers have focused on emotion-regulation strategies. Building a motivational approach to emotion regulation, we suggest that regulation in psychopathology, it is necessary also focus goals (i.e., what people want feel). Emotion shape whether, when, and how regulate emotions. Therefore, might emerge as function of the pursued. Initial research suggests individuals struggling with...

Emotion regulation strategies have been typically studied independently of the specific emotions people try to change by using them. However, extent that negative are inherently different from one another, may choose means Focusing on fear and sadness, we first mapped emotion-related content theoretically matched reappraisal tactics. We then tested how frequently such tactics when regulating sadness (Studies 1, 2, 4a). As predicted, were most likely select targeted was particularly relevant...

How negatively young adolescents feel is central to their well-being. Intuitively, better social relationships should be linked less negative emotions. This study tested this assumption, using a sample of over 80,000 from 32 countries (ages 10-12). Inconsistent with the notion that are always related emotional experiences, we found links between emotions and adolescents' friends or teachers critically depend on family. When had relatively family, predicted However, when poorer more Results...

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is increasingly used to study suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). There a potential ethical obligation for researchers intervene when receiving information about in real time. A possible concern, however, that intervening responses indicate high risk suicide during EMA research may impact how participants respond questions thus affect the validity integrity of collected data. We leveraged data from adults adolescents (

Prior research has shown that clinically depressed individuals are somewhat more motivated to feel sadness and less happiness than nondepressed are. However, what underlies these patterns is not yet clear, as people may be experience positive (vs. negative) valence, high low) arousal, or discrete emotions. To test possibilities, we assessed the motivation emotions capture different combinations of negative valence low arousal (i.e., sadness, happiness, fear calmness) in 36 college students...

People's ability to regulate emotions is crucial healthy emotional functioning. One overlooked aspect in emotion-regulation research that knowledge about the source of can vary across situations and individuals, which could impact people's emotion. Using ecological momentary assessments (N = 396; 7 days; 5,466 observations), we measured adults' degree their negative emotions. We used language processing show higher reported led more concrete written descriptions source. found predicted...

Background. Emotion regulation difficulties are highlighted as a risk factor for suicidal thoughts. However, little is known on how people with thoughts regulate emotions in daily life using ecologically valid methods. Prior research also rarely differentiated between emotion deficits that specifically associated thoughts, and characterize high levels of psychopathology, regardless suicidality. Methods. We conducted two Ecological Momentary Assessment studies (EMA; N1=396; N2=195). compared...

Changing how we feel can be adaptive, but it is also difficult and may require effort. There research on what people want to achieve in emotion regulation (motivational content), there little intensely pursue they intensity). We tested the role of motivational intensity regulation, by assessing (Studies 1-2,

Approximately 9% of people think about suicide during their lifetime. Suicidal thoughts are consistently associated with perceived failures in emotion regulation. However, factors contributing to these perceptions remain insufficiently clear. New evidence suggests that when know little the cause emotions (i.e., low source attribution emotion), they perceive themselves as less successful regulating them. Therefore, regulation deficits suicidal might be related lower knowledge sources...

Emotion regulation difficulties are implicated as a risk factor for suicidal thoughts, yet little is known about how adults with thoughts regulate emotions in daily life or which deficits specific to suicidality versus shared across psychopathology. In two Ecological Momentary Assessment studies (N1=396; N2=195, recruited online), we compared current those past no history (Study 1) and psychiatric healthy controls 2). Participants (vs. past) reported greater substance-use self-injury 1)....

Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) are more likely than nondepressed individuals to use emotion regulation strategies that decrease pleasant emotions (e.g., distraction from positive stimuli) and increase unpleasant negative rumination). If such actively chosen, these choices may partly reflect weaker motivation for or stronger emotions. Therefore, this investigation tested, the first time, whether even when alternatives available. In Study 1, using a behavioral task, MDD...

Recent work has begun to examine the link between motivation for specific emotions and psychopathology. Yet research on this topic date focused primarily depression. To understand patterns of within across affective disorders, we assessed in adults at increased risk diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD). We negative (i.e., sadness) positive happiness) emotional instability using self-report behavioral measures. Both BD diagnosis were associated sadness decreased happiness as by Such...

Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are more likely than non-depressed individuals to use emotion regulation strategies that decrease pleasant emotions (e.g., distraction from positive stimuli) and increase unpleasant negative rumination). If such actively chosen, these choices may partly reflect weaker motivation for or stronger emotions. Therefore, this investigation tested, the first time, whether even when alternatives available. In Study 1, using a behavioral task, MDD...

People’s ability to regulate emotions is crucial healthy emotional functioning. One overlooked aspect in emotion regulation research that knowledge about the source of can vary across situations and individuals, which could impact one’s for regulation. Using Ecological Momentary Assessments (N=396; 7 days; 5,466 observations), we measured adults' degree their negative emotions. We used language processing show higher reported led more concrete written descriptions source. found predicted...