In recent years, there has been growing interest in emotion regulation processes within different areas of psychology. This interest has been sparked both by the development of new theoretical models of emotion regulation processes and by the growing realization that poor or inappropriate regula- tion of emotions often constitutes a core component of common individual and interpersonal problems. Indeed, the ability to effectively control and manage emotions during social interactions—especially interpersonally caus- tic negative emotions—may assume a pivotal role in keeping individuals and their significant relationships happy and functioning well. New theoretical approaches to understanding emotion regulation (., chaps. 2 and 3, this volume) and new process models outlining exactly.
