FORTES, Amanda Borges; TRACTENBERG, Saulo    LISBOA, Carolina Saraiva de Macedo. Emotion Regulation as a Moderator of the Relationship between Positive and Negative Affect and Psychological Well-Being. []. , 22, 1, pp.342-359.   17--2024. ISSN 1808-4281.  https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2022.66488.

The ability to deal with the experience and expression of emotions can be fundamental to mental health. Emotion regulation is related to changes in the positive and negative affect of individuals which could influence well-being. The association between positive and negative affect and well-being has been discussed in the literature, but the role of emotion regulation in this relationship is still unknown. The present study investigated whether the ER plays a moderating role in the relationship between positive and negative affect and well-being. An online survey was conducted with a sample of 857 participants aged between 18 and 70 years old (M = 30.55). Participants answered the Psychological Well-Being Scale, Positive and Negative Affections Scale and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire. Results revealed that while the emotion suppression has a moderating effect, weakening positive relationship between positive affect and well-being, the cognitive reappraisal has a moderating function, weakening negative relationship between negative affect and well-being. It highlights the importance of developing skills of tolerance and regulation of emotions to deal with suffering and to promote well-being.

: emotion; emotion regulation; affect; well-being..

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