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The collection of conscious or unconscious influences that an individual exerts on the generation, timing, experience, or expression of his/her emotion(s). 

Emotion Regulation

The training of mindfulness positively influences the development of emotion regulation. It has been proven that mindfulness training can reduce the distracting or detrimental effects of emotional interference on performance in cognitive tasks. Mindfulness techniques also proved to be positively correlated with competition optimism. 

Emotion Regulation Mindfulness Mechanism to Improve Performance in Sports

Opposite action is a common exercise in dialectical behavior therapy intended to improve emotional regulation in patients. It teaches patients to be able to identify how they are feeling and then act in the opposite way. For example, if a patient is feeling anti-social and wants to withdraw from their friends and family, encourage them to do the opposite and instead reach out and make plans with them.

Opposite Action Exercise

The study of Emotion Regulation within the lens of Neurobiology. More specifically, understanding what brain functions correspond to Emotion Regulation. 

The Neurobiology of Emotion Regulation

Masculinity influences emotion regulation in two major ways. One is through childhood socialization; the other is through cognitive and experiential factors of masculinity.

How does masculinity affect emotion regulation?

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References for Emotion Regulation

Affective labels was shown to have a positive effect on down-regulating emotions. Research has found that spider-fearful individuals experience reduced emotions of fear when they encounter spider pictures accompanied by affective labels, such as "fear," compared to those who only see spider images without any emotion labels.

The Role of Language in Emotion Regulation: Affective Labels

- Recognize the Emotion
- Understand why you feel the emotion
- Sleep 
- Balanced diet
- Moving your body 
- Reduce Caffeine intake 

Natural Ways to Regulate Emotions

* Covert emotion regulation strategies
  * Cognitive Reappraisal
  * Suppression
* Overt emotion regulation strategies 
  * Seeking advice 
  * Drinking alcohol

Types of Emotion Regulation Strategies

Coping refers to the conscious, deliberate, and purposeful regulation of emotions, especially in situations perceived as threatening or stressful.

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