Despite the pivotal role that emotion regulation is thought to occupy for individual and relational wellbeing, emotion regulation in couples has been surprisingly understudied.
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Despite the pivotal role that emotion regulation is thought to occupy for individual and relational wellbeing, emotion regulation in couples has been surprisingly understudied.
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- Emotion dysregulation and couple relationship satisfaction of clinical couples: An actor‐partner interdependence model (2022) · doi
Despite the pivotal role that emotion regulation is thought to occupy for individual and relational wellbeing, emotion regulation in couples has been surprisingly understudied.
Keywords: emotion regulation despite pivotal role thought occupy individual relational wellbeing couples surprisingly understudied - Dyadic Emotion Regulation (2025) · doi
We identify key gaps in the literature and directions for future research, and we conclude that recognition of the complex interplay between emotion regulation and relationship processes allows for deeper and more nuanced models of dyadic emotion regulation.
Keywords: emotion regulation identify gaps literature directions future conclude recognition complex interplay relationship processes allows deeper - Emotional suppression in early marriage (2015) · doi
Although habitual use of suppression has been consistently linked to adverse consequences for overall social functioning, little is known about the implications of using this emotion regulation strategy in the context of romantic relationships.
Keywords: habitual suppression consistently linked adverse consequences overall social functioning little known implications using emotion regulation - Anger regulation in interpersonal contexts: Anger experience, aggressive behavior, and cardiovascular reactivity (2019) · doi
Our review highlights the need for additional research into the extent to which emotion regulation strategies influence provoked anger and aggression in different interpersonal contexts.
Keywords: review highlights need additional extent emotion regulation strategies influence provoked anger aggression different interpersonal contexts - Relations between attachment to mother and father, mentalizing abilities and emotion regulation in adolescents (2020) · doi
Previous studies have shown that attachment security plays an important role in the development of adaptive emotion regulation strategies; however, the mechanisms underlying these relations are not well understood.
Keywords: previous attachment security plays important role development adaptive emotion regulation strategies mechanisms underlying relations well
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