| dc.description.abstract | Abstract
The research field in psychology has recently begun to investigate the prominent role of positive emotions in the prediction of well-being. Inspired by self-determination-theory, build-and-broad theory and positive emotion regulation is the promising, yet unexplored, concept of emotion crafting. In the pursuit of happiness, biological contributors, such as temperament has also been considered important. This study aimed at investigating the prominent effects of emotion crafting by examining whether it mediates the relation between temperamental emotionality and psychological well-being. 116 participants (MAge = 29, SD = 11.87, 58% female) completed an online survey that measured temperament, emotion crafting and psychological well-being. Results indicated that there was no relation between emotionality and psychological well-being. Emotion crafting had no mediating effects; however, it was found to have a strong positive association to well-being. First these findings illustrate that emotionality not necessarily exert beneficial effects on psychological well-being. Second, they also indicate the importance of investigating the proactive positive emotion regulation in the prediction of individuals’ mental health.
Keywords: Emotion Regulation, Well-being, Temperamental Emotionality, Emotion Crafting | |
