Location
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Document Type
Poster
Description
Introduction
A growing field of research has emerged to examine the processes by which people manage their own emotions as well as the emotions of others during social interactions, a set of phenomena broadly known as interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). Within this broad category, extrinsic emotion regulation (EER) refers specifically to the processes by which an individual targets and attempts to regulate the emotions of others (Zaki & Williams, 2013). Recent work by Netzer et al. (2015) has explored the emotion-related goals people have when engaging in EER, suggesting that both hedonic and instrumental goals may motivate these regulation attempts. We know that people can employ a variety of motives during EER attempts. But, which ones do they actually use in practice? And, how can we measure individual differences in one’s EER motivational tendencies? The current study aims to develop a better understanding of the answers to these questions through thematic analyses of participant narratives.
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“It’s Part of My Responsibility to Help”: Developing a Measure of Motivations for Extrinsic Emotion Regulation
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Introduction
A growing field of research has emerged to examine the processes by which people manage their own emotions as well as the emotions of others during social interactions, a set of phenomena broadly known as interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). Within this broad category, extrinsic emotion regulation (EER) refers specifically to the processes by which an individual targets and attempts to regulate the emotions of others (Zaki & Williams, 2013). Recent work by Netzer et al. (2015) has explored the emotion-related goals people have when engaging in EER, suggesting that both hedonic and instrumental goals may motivate these regulation attempts. We know that people can employ a variety of motives during EER attempts. But, which ones do they actually use in practice? And, how can we measure individual differences in one’s EER motivational tendencies? The current study aims to develop a better understanding of the answers to these questions through thematic analyses of participant narratives.
Comments
Facuty Mentor: Dr. Kristjen B. Lundberg