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Self-reported emotional awareness, specifically emotion vocabulary and understanding of emotion-body connections, strengthens the relationship between self-focused emotion recognition and the use of mindfulness-based emotion regulation strategies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

August 27, 2026EmotionOpen Access

Emotional awareness moderates the relationship between emotion recognition and emotion regulation: Exploratory and confirmatory evidence.

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TTTaylor Torres RLRichard D. Lane DPDavid A. Preece

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Observational study reveals that emotional awareness strengthens the link between emotion recognition and mindfulness-based regulation, highlighting distinct pathways for mental well-being.

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To determine whether emotional awareness moderates the relationship between emotion recognition and emotion regulation using both self-report and performance-based assessments.
Assessed exploratory and confirmatory cohorts (including N=196, 67.3% female, 63.8% White, evaluated between 2020 and 2021) using self-report and performance-based test batteries.
Measured emotion recognition (facial/vocal tests, interoception, internal attention), emotional awareness facets (vocabulary, body-emotion ties), and emotion regulation strategies.
Self-reported emotional vocabulary and understanding of emotion-related bodily sensations significantly moderated the relationship between self-focused emotion recognition and mindfulness-based regulation.
Correlations between self-report and performance-based measures were largely absent across both samples.
Performance-based measures demonstrated novel positive associations between recognition and regulation choice, but hypothesized moderation patterns were not replicated in these performance tasks.

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Torres et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe94110c91c1e92620e89 https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001709

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August 27, 2026EmotionOpen Access

Emotional awareness moderates the relationship between emotion recognition and emotion regulation: Exploratory and confirmatory evidence.

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Authors

TTTaylor Torres RLRichard D. Lane DPDavid A. Preece

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Observational study reveals that emotional awareness strengthens the link between emotion recognition and mindfulness-based regulation, highlighting distinct pathways for mental well-being.

Key Points

To determine whether emotional awareness moderates the relationship between emotion recognition and emotion regulation using both self-report and performance-based assessments.
Assessed exploratory and confirmatory cohorts (including N=196, 67.3% female, 63.8% White, evaluated between 2020 and 2021) using self-report and performance-based test batteries.
Measured emotion recognition (facial/vocal tests, interoception, internal attention), emotional awareness facets (vocabulary, body-emotion ties), and emotion regulation strategies.
Self-reported emotional vocabulary and understanding of emotion-related bodily sensations significantly moderated the relationship between self-focused emotion recognition and mindfulness-based regulation.
Correlations between self-report and performance-based measures were largely absent across both samples.
Performance-based measures demonstrated novel positive associations between recognition and regulation choice, but hypothesized moderation patterns were not replicated in these performance tasks.

Cite This Study

Torres et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe94110c91c1e92620e89 https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001709

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