Prospective Associations Between Emotion Regulation Flexibility and Affective Experiences

Key Points

• The study aims to explore how emotion regulation flexibility relates to emotional experiences, focusing on negative and positive affects.
• Utilized prospective analysis to assess emotion regulation flexibility and affective experiences.
• Evaluated the differences between trait and state emotion regulation flexibility.
• Examined dynamic patterns of emotional responses.
• Identified distinct patterns in how emotion regulation flexibility influences negative and positive affect.
• Demonstrated separate antecedents and consequences for trait and state emotion regulation flexibility.