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Web End = Cogn Ther Res (2015) 39:263278
DOI 10.1007/s10608-014-9662-4
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Web End = Emotion Regulation Flexibility
Amelia Aldao Gal Sheppes James J. Gross
Published online: 1 January 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Abstract How do people exibly regulate their emotions in order to manage the diverse demands of varying situations? This question assumes particular importance given the central role that emotion regulation (ER) decits play in many forms of psychopathology. In this review, we propose a translational framework for the study of ER exibility that is relevant to normative and clinical populations. We also offer a set of computational tools that are useful for work on ER exibility. We specify how such tools can be used in a variety of settings, such as basic research, experimental psychopathology, and clinical practice. Our goal is to encourage the theoretical and methodological precision that is needed in order to facilitate progress in this important area.
Keywords Emotion regulation exibility Emotion
regulation Context Affective science Psychopathology
Emotion Regulation Flexibility
It has long been appreciated that inexible responses are generally maladaptive because the environment in which people live is in constant ux. Scholars within psychology have examined response exibility in a wide range of domains, including attention (e.g., Koster et al. 2009; Hallion and Ruscio 2011; Calcott and Berkman in press), executive control (e.g., Williams et al. 1996; Etkin et al. 2006), goal pursuit (e.g., Wrosch et al. 2003), and affect (e.g., Rottenberg et al. 2005; Cunningham et al. 2008; Kuppens et al. 2010). Overall, this burgeoning literature has largely supported the notion that greater exibility tends to be associated with enhanced adaptation to the environment, as evidenced by better mental health.
One recent addition to this line of work has been the examination of emotion regulation (ER) exibility (see reviews by Kashdan and Rottenberg 2010; Hollenstein et al. 2013; Bonanno and Burton 2014). This nascent literature suggests that ER exibility is associated with good mental health, and as such, it has been considered to be adaptive (e.g., Bonanno et al. 2004;...