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01-03-2010

Advances, Problems, and Challenges in the Study of Emotion Regulation: A Commentary

Auteurs: Alison R. Lewis, Richard E. Zinbarg, C. Emily Durbin

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2010

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Abstract

As observed by Zinbarg and Mineka (American Psychologist 62:259–261, 2007), the study of emotion regulation faces significant challenges that need to be addressed. In reviewing the articles in the present issue, we comment upon how researchers have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to meet these challenges. We suggest that the articles in the present volume demonstrate important conceptual and methodological advances in emotion regulation research, but that the most central problems noted by Zinbarg and Mineka have yet to be fully remedied. In highlighting both the progress made and problems faced by the field of emotion regulation, we suggest new directions for future research in this area.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Advances, Problems, and Challenges in the Study of Emotion Regulation: A Commentary
Auteurs
Alison R. Lewis
Richard E. Zinbarg
C. Emily Durbin
Publicatiedatum
01-03-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-009-9170-0

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