What empathizers do: Empathy and the selection of everyday interpersonal emotion regulation strategies
Geiger E, Pruessner L, Barnow S, Joormann J. What empathizers do: Empathy and the selection of everyday interpersonal emotion regulation strategies. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 370: 76-89. PMID: 39490675, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation strategiesRelationship-oriented strategiesCognitive reappraisalEmpathic concernRegulation strategiesSocial functioningTreatment of affective disordersEcological momentary assessment studyRegulating others' emotionsImpaired social functioningMomentary assessment studyComponents of mentalizingMulti-faceted constructPositive social outcomesAffective disordersOthers' emotionsPersonal distressEmpathic behaviorParticipants' empathyStudy 1Study 2Measure empathyEmotionsInterpersonal bondsEmpathy is Associated With Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Goals in Everyday Life
Geiger E, Pruessner L, Barnow S, Joormann J. Empathy is Associated With Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Goals in Everyday Life. Emotion 2024, 24: 1092-1108. PMID: 38127535, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal emotion regulationPersonal distressEmpathic concernStudy 2Emotion regulation goalsEmotion regulation processesLower personal distressFacets of empathyHigher empathic concernEcological momentary assessment studyFemale student sampleMomentary assessment studyU.S. community sampleEveryday lifeEmotion regulationRegulation goalsCommunity sampleStudy 1Student sampleMentalizingEmpathyDifferential associationsExperience sharingRegulation processesDistress