In spite of a large body of research in the field of emotion regulation, this subject has not yet been studied vigorously in naturalistic settings, especially not in the context of task performance.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Expressive suppression is associated with state paranoia in psychosis: An experience sampling study on the association between adaptive and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and paranoia (2018) · doi

  OBJECTIVES: Although emotional instability and problems in emotion regulation (ER) are known to be linked to the formation and maintenance of psychosis and paranoia, it remains unclear whether the use of specific ER strategies is associated with it.

  Keywords: objectives emotional instability problems emotion regulation known linked formation maintenance psychosis paranoia remains unclear whether
• Cognitive behaviour therapy for low self-esteem in a person with a learning disability: a case study (2018) · doi

  The purpose of this paper is to add to the limited evidence by describing the use of CBT focused on low self-esteem for a person with a learning disability in the context of emotion regulation difficulties.

  Keywords: purpose limited evidence describing focused self esteem person learning disability context emotion regulation difficulties
• Exploring the emotion regulation strategies used by adults with intellectual disabilities (2018) · doi

  OBJECTIVES: There is a growing body of evidence revealing emotion regulation difficulties are a common factor in the development and maintenance of mental health problems in the general population, however relatively little is known of the emotion regulation strategies used by people with intellectual disabilities.

  Keywords: emotion regulation objectives there growing body evidence revealing difficulties common factor development maintenance mental health
• Emotion Regulation Strategies in Paramedic Crew Leaders during a Simulated Stressful Task: A Qualitative Inquiry (2020) · doi

  In spite of a large body of research in the field of emotion regulation, this subject has not yet been studied vigorously in naturalistic settings, especially not in the context of task performance.

  Keywords: spite large body field emotion regulation subject studied vigorously naturalistic settings especially context task performance
• Emotion recognition and processing style in children with an intellectual disability (2019) · doi

  Aim People with an intellectual disability generally have poorer emotion recognition than their typically developing peers, but there is limited research on how this might be influenced by processing style.

  Keywords: people intellectual disability generally poorer emotion recognition typically developing peers there limited influenced processing style
• Emotion regulation and decision-making in persons with dementia: A scoping review (2020) · doi

  We outline the gaps in the literature to set a research agenda for promoting our understanding of how emotion regulation processes can shape the various decisions that are made by persons with dementia on a daily basis.

  Keywords: outline gaps literature agenda promoting understanding emotion regulation processes shape various decisions made persons dementia
• Understanding Of Emotion-Descriptive And Abstract Concepts By Aggressive And Nonaggressive Adults With Mental Retardation (1998) · doi

  Recent research indicates that individuals with mental retardation have deficits in processing facial expressions of emotion, but has not investigated other aspects of emotional processing such as understanding of affective concepts.

  Keywords: processing recent indicates individuals mental retardation deficits facial expressions emotion investigated aspects emotional understanding affective
• EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGY USE OF YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY (2022) · doi

  However, research on how young adults describe emotion regulation strategies of themselves and their caregivers and how they reflect on the contributing factors to their emotion regulation processes is scarce.

  Keywords: emotion regulation young adults describe strategies themselves caregivers reflect contributing factors processes scarce