APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Emotion Regulation in Context: Variability, Goals, and Strategies Across Temporal, Situational, and Cultural Dimensions

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Personality/Emotion

Emotion regulation is a dynamic process that varies across temporal, situational, and cultural contexts. This symposium uncovers mechanisms of emotional resilience by examining variability, regulatory goals, and strategy use through ecological momentary assessments. Findings provide novel insights into adaptive regulation and its role in promoting well-being and guiding future interventions.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Simon LiChair
    Boston University
  • Yutong ZhuCoChair
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Casey BrownDiscussant
    Georgetown University

Presentations

  1. Comparing Indices of Emotion Regulation Variability across Culturally Diverse Samples: Associations with Negative AffectYutong Zhu, Mark Chen, George Bonanno
  2. Exploring Temporal Dynamics between Savoring and Affect in Adults with Emotional Disorders: Implications for Targeted InterventionAudrey Hey, Daniella Spencer-Laitt, Daniel Fulford, Todd Farchione
  3. Emotion Regulation As a Dynamic System: The Role of Regulatory Goals and Individual DifferencesTabea Springstein, Rohit Batra, Emorie Beck
  4. Situational Controllability Moderates the Link between Cognitive Reappraisal, but Not Problem Solving, and Momentary DistressSophia Capellini, Mark Chen, George Bonanno