Enhancing emotion regulation.
Shigeru IwakabeKaori NakamuraNathan C ThomaPublished in: Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (2023)
Both affect-focused and structured skill training are associated with distal improvements in emotion regulation. When working with ER in psychotherapy, therapists must consider how patients' cultural backgrounds inform display rules, as well as what might be considered adaptive or maladaptive. The article concludes with training implications and therapeutic practices based on the research evidence.