Fixed Trait Emotion Mindsets and Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy: Moderation by Emotional Competence and Gender

Authors

Haley V. Skymba, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Caroline N. Graham, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Haina H. Modi, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Megan M. Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFollow
Wendy Troop-Gordon, Auburn UniversityFollow
Wendy Heller, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Karen D. Rudolph, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow

Abstract

Emotion mindsets play an important role in how emotional challenges are navigated. Although existing research demonstrates that emotion mindsets have important implications for emotion regulation self-efficacy (ERSE), little is known about the role of individual differences. The present study examined whether the association between trait emotion mindsets and ERSE varied as a function of negative emotionality, emotional clarity, and gender during late adolescence. Results demonstrated that for males, fixed trait emotion mindsets were associated with less ERSE except at very low levels of negative emotionality and very high levels of emotional clarity. For females, fixed trait emotion mindsets were associated with less ERSE except at very high levels of negative emotionality and very low levels of emotional clarity. These findings emphasize that emotional competence and gender are important considerations when examining the link between emotion mindsets and emotional functioning.

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Recommended Citation

Skymba, Haley V.; Graham, Caroline N.; Modi, Haina H.; Davis, Megan M.; Troop-Gordon, Wendy; Heller, Wendy; and Rudolph, Karen D. (2024) "Fixed Trait Emotion Mindsets and Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy: Moderation by Emotional Competence and Gender," Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: A Peer Relations Journal: Vol. 70: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/mpq/vol70/iss2/6