Let Me Count the Ways: Untangling Adaptive Emotion Polyregulation Across Contexts

dc.contributor.advisorDenny, Bryan Ten_US
dc.contributor.advisorLeal, Stephanie Len_US
dc.creatorDicker, Eva Ellenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T17:21:06Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-24T17:21:06Zen_US
dc.date.created2023-12en_US
dc.date.issued2023-10-06en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2023en_US
dc.date.updated2024-01-24T17:21:06Zen_US
dc.descriptionEMBARGO NOTE: This item is embargoed until 2025-12-01en_US
dc.description.abstractEmotion polyregulation is an essential aspect of responding to stressful events by employing multiple strategies to influence one’s emotions. However, the specific patterns of emotion polyregulation that effectively mitigate negative affect remain largely unknown. I attempted to identify adaptive profiles of emotion polyregulation and its effectiveness compared to general strategy variability in a series of five studies. This research investigates global reports of emotion polyregulation and their association with high-stress adult populations in real-word settings, such as bereaved spouses and individuals quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic (Studies 1-2; Aim A). Additionally, this research examines daily momentary reports of emotion polyregulation in a university sample and explores how they are influenced by cognitive, psychological, and physiological individual differences (Study 3; Aim B). Furthermore, this study reviews the utilization of emotion polyregulation in current psychointerventions for clinically relevant populations, specifically family caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. It also introduces an emotion polyregulation training paradigm to investigate the impact of cognitive reappraisal and its tactics on the success of emotion polyregulation (Studies 4-5; Aim C). The findings of these studies provide insights into successful patterns of emotion polyregulation and compare the impact of different polyregulation profiles on negative affect, in contrast to general strategy variability.en_US
dc.embargo.lift2025-12-01en_US
dc.embargo.terms2025-12-01en_US
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dc.identifier.citationDicker, Eva Ellen. "Let Me Count the Ways: Untangling Adaptive Emotion Polyregulation Across Contexts." (2023). PhD diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/115383en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115383en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectemotion polyregulationen_US
dc.subjectcognitive reappraisalen_US
dc.subjectheart rate variabilityen_US
dc.subjectcognitive controlen_US
dc.titleLet Me Count the Ways: Untangling Adaptive Emotion Polyregulation Across Contextsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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