APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
On the Relative Efficacy of Distinct Emotion Regulation Strategies: Practicing Gratitude Vs. Visualizing One’s Ideal Self
- James Floman
University of British Columbia - Marc Brackett
Yale University - Robin Stern
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Abstract
We examined the differential efficacy of two emotion regulatory techniques. We found that practicing gratitude encourages people to think about relying more on social support versus rumination than focusing on one’s ideal self. Further, participants who practiced gratitude were overall less scared and more calm after an emotion provocation.
Emotion
