Author(s)

Jinglin Yang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China

Corresponding Author

Jinglin Yang

ABSTRACT

This research examines the relationship of emotion regulation strategies to negative emotions among college students, focusing on two commonly practiced regulation strategies: cognitive reappraisal and expressive inhibition (sometimes referred to as suppression). This study included an integration of theorized models and empirical rationale to systematically identify the mechanisms by which each strategy influences the experience of negative emotion, and included consideration of implicit influences on regulatory effectiveness such as individual trait differences and strategic flexibility. The findings from this study provide clarity regarding the positive moderating role of cognitive reappraisal in relation to the experience of negative emotion among college students and indicate the potential negative moderating role of expressive inhibition. The findings also offer directions for implementing psychological well-being interventions for college students, providing both theoretical support and practical information for enhancing emotional management skills of college students and improving psychological service systems available on college campuses.

KEYWORDS

Emotion regulation strategies; College students; Negative emotions; Cognitive reappraisal

CITE THIS PAPER

Jinglin Yang. A Study on the Effects of Emotional Regulation Strategies on Negative Emotions among College Students. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2026). Vol. 10, No. 2, 26-32. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2026.100204.

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