lecture 3

Question 1

How to asses habitual use of ER strategies?

Answer 1

Questionnaires:
1- ERQ
2- COPE
- Often self-reports are used

Question 2

What characteristics predict the use of reappraisal?

Answer 2

1-Incremental theory of emotions ( can be changed vs fixed
2- Global emotion regulation self-efficiacy ( beliefs about your ability to change emotions)

Question 3

What characteristics predict the use of suppression?

Answer 3

1- Inauthenticity ( feeling disconnected from ones self )
2- fear of negative consequences
3- low self-efficiacy for self expression

Question 4

What is the end point of ER?

Answer 4

ER states that are most adaptive, desirable and valued in specific sociocultural context.