Emotion Regulation in Everyday Life

This project aims to investigate how people regulate their emotions in everyday life and what role the specific situational context plays in the effectiveness of various emotion regulation strategies. The goal is to better understand when, how, and why different strategies are used, and how their combination and sequence affect emotional well-being. A novel aspect of the study is the combination of various forms of smartphone-based daily life data collection: emotionally relevant events, emotions, and regulation strategies are recorded shortly after they occur as well as at several later time points and analyzed across two measurement phases. In addition, emotion regulation abilities are assessed in laboratory sessions, and a new questionnaire for measuring emotion regulation strategies in everyday life is being developed and validated. Approximately 300 German-speaking adults aged 18 and older will be surveyed.

Research Team

Prof. Dr. Mario Wenzel, Prof. Dr. Thomas Kubiak, Dr. Zarah Rowland, Jonathan Lasi