What strategies are effective for regulating others' negative emotions?

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17H06780
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Konan University (2018); Kyoto University (2017)
• Principal Investigator: Nozaki Yuki 甲南大学, 文学部, 講師 (50801396)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 情動調整 / 情動知能 / 社会情緒的能力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated effective strategies for regulating others’ negative emotions. Study 1 examined similarities and differences in effective emotion regulation strategies across Japan and the U.S. from the viewpoint of correlates of emotional intelligence. The results showed no significant difference in “reappraisal” across Japan and the U.S. In contrast, we found a significant difference in ”suppression” across nations. Specifically, suppression did not necessarily work negatively in Japan. Study 2 analyzed contents of online communication on the bulletin board system. The results showed that “empathic understanding” played an important role in effectively regulating others’ emotions.

Free Research Field

教育系心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

社会で活躍する上での重要性を踏まえ，近年，情動知能・情動コンピテンスをはじめとする社会情緒的能力のトレーニングが教育現場や企業で行われている。悲しんでいる相手を励ます，怒っている他者を宥めるなど，他者の感情の制御は，この社会情緒的能力の重要な構成要素である。本研究は，効果的に働く情動制御方略という観点から，トレーニング内容の基盤となる実証的知見を新たに提供するものであり，トレーニング内容の洗練と結びつくことで，社会に貢献しうるものである。