• DOI:10.1177/02654075030205002
Corpus ID: 146743164

Emotion Regulation in Romantic Relationships: The Cognitive Consequences of Concealing Feelings

@article{Richards2003EmotionRI,
  title={Emotion Regulation in Romantic Relationships: The Cognitive Consequences of Concealing Feelings},
  author={J. Richards and E. Butler and J. Gross},
  journal={Journal of Social and Personal Relationships},
  year={2003},
  volume={20},
  pages={599 - 620}
}

J. Richards, E. Butler, J. Gross

Published 2003

Psychology

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

People frequently regulate the emotions that arise during tense social interactions. Common regulation strategies include cognitive reappraisal, which involves interpreting a situation in positive terms, and expressive suppression, which involves inhibiting overt signs of inner emotional states. According to our analysis, during tense social interactions reappraisal should (i) increase memory for what was said, whereas suppression should (ii) decrease memory for what was said, and (iii… CONTINUE READING

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