Amp it Up or Tamp it Down: Examining Strategies and Outcomes of Positive Emotion Regulation

There are a variety of ways to appropriately regulate positive emotions and there are even differences in positive emotion regulation across the lifespan. Research shows that positive emotion regulation has important consequences on physical health and mental health and wellbeing. This paper seeks to provide an overview of current understandings and implications of positive emotion on well-being as well as provide suggestions for future research and interventions.