Role of Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Well-being and Health: The Interplay between Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation Abilities is Linked to Mental and Physical Health

Masayuki Tsujimoto (), Toshiki Saito, Yutaka Matsuzaki and Ryuta Kawashima
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Masayuki Tsujimoto: Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University
Toshiki Saito: Waseda University
Yutaka Matsuzaki: Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University
Ryuta Kawashima: Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2024, vol. 25, issue 1, No 8, 20 pages

Abstract: Abstract Appropriate regulation of emotions is vital to daily functioning. Previous studies have shown that regulating negative emotions can improve health and wellbeing. However, the relationship between positive and negative emotion regulation and their interactions with positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, and health is not well understood. In addition, no studies have investigated the role of attention control and trait mindfulness in positive and negative emotion regulation. This study examined the associations between positive and negative emotion regulation abilities and health, affect, life satisfaction, attention control, and trait mindfulness. A total of 490 participants (284 females and 206 males, mean age = 25.8 ± 2.9 years, range = 20–29 years) completed questionnaires and attention measuring tasks. Multiple regression analyses revealed that negative emotion regulation ability was associated with affect, life satisfaction, and health, whereas positive emotion regulation ability was related to negative affect and mental and physical health. Additionally, negative rather than positive emotion regulation ability was more strongly associated with trait mindfulness and attention control. Positive emotion regulation may benefit those who have difficulty in regulating negative emotions. By focusing on both negative and positive emotion regulation, this study elucidates the relationship between emotion regulation ability, positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, health, mindfulness, and attention control.

Keywords: Emotion regulation; Positive and negative affect; Life satisfaction; Health; Mindfulness; Attention control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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