Differences in Emotion Regulation Strategies by Sex and Personality Types

This study aimed to investigate the differences of emotion regulation strategies with participants depending on individual differences such as sex and personality types. The instruments used for this study included the Emotion Regulation Strategy Questionnaire(ERSQ) and the Personality Test for the undergraduate students. The results were as follows. First, female participants reported experiential strategies more often than male ones. Male participants took not only specific problem-solving action but also addictive activities such as alcohol, cigarette and game more often than female ones. Second, whereas extroverts reported most of adaptive strategies more often than introverts, introverts reported maladaptive ones including “Think negatively” more often than extroverts. Third, feeling types reported experiential strategies more often than thinking types. Thinking types reported “Think actively” and “Take problem-solving action”, and the most active and adaptive strategies more frequently than feeling types. Finally, the implications and limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.

keywords: emotion regulation strategy, experiential strategy, sex, personality type, ERSQ, 정서조절방략, 체험적 방략, 성별, 성격유형, ERSQ

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Vol.28 No.3

Differences in Emotion Regulation Strategies by Sex and Personality Types

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Korean Journal of Psychology: General