Emotion Regulation: Affective, Cognitive, and Social Consequences
Emotion Regulation: Affective, Cognitive, and Social Consequences is a journal article by James J. Gross (2002 in its publication record; cited on IX Coach as 1998 / 2003), published in Psychophysiology. IX Coach's practice library cites it in 10 practices across 10 concepts; each one is listed below, so you can see exactly where this journal article is put to use.
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Practices on IX Coach that cite Emotion Regulation: Affective, Cognitive, and Social Consequences
- Generate a balanced alternative
Replace the distorted thought with one that is more accurate and still believable.
Cognitive Reframing, Made Practical
- Reappraise the situational meaning of the event
Change how you understand what the event means — without denying what happened.
Meaning-Making Coping, Made Practical
- Teach that Green is the goal, not the only acceptable zone
All zones are normal; the goal is knowing which zone a situation calls for and how to get there.
Zones of Regulation (Leah Kuypers)
- Distinguish benefit-finding from toxic positivity
Check whether you’re finding real good or just pressuring yourself to feel fine before you do.
Benefit-Finding: Locating Meaning and Growth in Adversity
- Reframe through cognitive reappraisal
Change how you interpret a stressor — its meaning, scope, and permanence — to change its emotional impact.
Building Resilience, Made Practical
- The rapid-cycle four-truths diagnostic in daily life
When something hurts, move through all four truths in sixty seconds: name it → trace the craving → recall it can cease → choose one path element.
The Four Noble Truths as a Practical Framework
- Choose your attitude toward unavoidable suffering
When you cannot change your circumstances, the stance you take toward them is itself a form of meaning.
Meaning-Centered Therapy, Made Practical
- Reframing social comparison into shared gain
When you notice envy, pause and ask: "What does their success make possible for me or others?"
Mudita: How to Cultivate Sympathetic Joy
- Attentional deployment
Direct attention away from the emotionally provocative element of a situation before the emotion fires.
Cognitive Reappraisal vs. Suppression, Made Practical
- Practice deliberate curation awareness — remind yourself of what you are not seeing
When you notice comparison, recall explicitly that you are seeing a highlight reel, not a life.
Social Comparison Online: What the Research Actually Shows
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