| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the relationship between emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal,
expressive and experiential suppression) and mental well-being. It also examined if the
motivation behind emotion regulation mediated the relationship between emotion regulation
and mental well-being. A total of 103 individuals aged 18-55 (Mage =25.35; SD=6.43; 68%
female) participated in this online cross-sectional study and responded to the Depression
Anxiety Stress Scale, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, motivation questionnaire developed
based on Religious Internalization Index. Results indicated that cognitive reappraisal was
positively related to ill-being, expressive suppression was negatively related to ill-being, and
experiential suppression was unrelated to ill-being. We expected cognitive reappraisal to be
relatively autonomous and both forms of suppression to be more controlled in its nature.
Results showed no significant results, except experiential suppression. The mediation analysis
showed that motivation does not mediate the relationship between emotion regulation and
mental well-being. Due to lack of findings, no mediating effect was found, possibly because of
research limitations in this current research. Current research findings implicate the importance
of emotion regulation and recommend taking a closer view in treating psychopathologies in
psychotherapies | |
