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CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1429361
This article is part of the Research Topic Emotional Regulation and Human Flourishing: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives View all 12 articles

"Emotional regulation" or "affective regulation"?

Provisionally accepted
Ruth M. De Jesús Gómez Ruth M. De Jesús Gómez 1,2*María C. Labat María C. Labat 3
  • 1 Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
  • 2 Facultad de Educación y Psicología, MADRID, Spain
  • 3 Austral University, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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    In recent decades, there has been an increased interest in psychology to understand the emotional experience. This growing interest has led to a proliferation of terms, among which regulation, intelligence, and emotional competence stand out. Research in these areas has facilitated a better understanding of what emotion entails and how to intervene in it. However, this study highlights that these contributions are insufficient if one aims to understand and intervene in how reality affects each person. In this sense, there is an advocacy for the recovery of the term affectivity, as it addresses all affective experiences and, therefore, is broader and more integrative.

    Keywords: emotional regulation, Affective regulation, Emotional Intelligence, emotional competence, affectivity

    Received: 08 May 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 De Jesús Gómez and Labat. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ruth M. De Jesús Gómez, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain

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