ObjectiveWe explore the idea that inhibitory self‐control and prohedonic emotion regulation may be incompatible concerns.BackgroundSpecifically, we propose that because some forms of self‐control involve denying oneself hedonic pleasures, it may lead to negative affect. Because people may then prioritize emotion regulation over self‐control, negative affect may in turn lead to emotion regulation efforts, specifically the use of emotion regulation strategies, and an increased likelihood of self‐control failure.MethodTo explore the relationship between emotion regulation and self‐control in daily life, we conducted a secondary analysis of a 6‐week, 6‐signal‐per‐day ambulatory assessment data set (N = 125 participants with a total of 22,845 completed measurement occasions).ResultsConsistent with our predictions, we found that self‐control efforts of resisting a pleasurable desire led to significantly increased subsequent negative affect, which, in turn, led to significantly increased emotion regulation efforts and to significantly more likely self‐control failures.ConclusionsWe found evidence for the notion that inhibitory self‐control and prohedonic emotion regulation are, on average, somewhat incompatible concerns. We discuss our findings in the context of other phenomena in which emotion regulation concerns may conflict with the pursuit of other goals.

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情绪调节和自我控制：相同但不同......甚至不兼容？


目的我们探讨了抑制性自我控制和促享索情绪调节可能是不相容的问题。背景具体来说，我们提出，因为某些形式的自我控制涉及否认自己的享乐快乐，所以可能会导致负面影响。因为人们可能会优先考虑情绪调节而不是自我控制，所以负面影响可能反过来导致情绪调节努力，特别是使用情绪调节策略，并增加自我控制失败的可能性。方法为了探讨日常生活中情绪调节与自我控制之间的关系，我们对 6 周、每天 6 个信号的动态评估数据集进行了二次分析（N = 125 名参与者，共完成了 22,845 次测量）。结果与我们的预测一致，我们发现抵抗愉悦欲望的自我控制努力导致随后的负面影响显着增加，这反过来又导致情绪调节努力显着增加，并且自我控制失败的可能性显着增加。结论我们发现了抑制性自我控制和快感缺乏情绪调节平均而言是一些不相容的问题的证据。我们在情绪调节关注可能与追求其他目标发生冲突的其他现象的背景下讨论我们的发现。