What is it about?
This research has provided an East Asian cultural perspective to extend our understanding of the emotion regulation process. Across two studies, a sound psychometric measure of the Emotional Cultivation Scale (ECS) was developed. This scale is not only appropriate for children and adolescents, but can also be a sensitive measure for clinical populations.
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Why is it important?
The Emotional Cultivation Scale developed by the study is a culturally-sensitive emotion regulation scale which takes into consideration emotion regulation theory, an East Asian cultural perspective, and practical experiences. This scale not only successfully predicted several positive outcomes (e.g., cognitive flexibility, positive affect, basic psychological need satisfaction, gratitude, perceived responsiveness from teachers and parents, and academic self-efficacy) but also predicted these positive outcomes above and beyond a popular Western measure on emotion regulation. In addition, the findings expanded the process model of emotion regulation (Gross, 1998) by adding culturally-relevant features, such as regulating emotion through culturally-appropriate strategies to consider the best for self and others in the given situation.
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In sum, the current research has provided an East Asian cultural perspective to extend our understanding of the emotion regulation process. Across two studies, a sound psychometric measure of the Emotional Cultivation Scale (ECS) was developed. This scale is not only appropriate for children and adolescents, but can also be a sensitive measure for clinical populations.
Li-fei Wang
National Taiwan Normal University
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This page is a summary of: The development and validation of the Emotional Cultivation Scale: An East Asian cultural perspective., Journal of Counseling Psychology, April 2019, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000346.
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