Emotional stability refers to the consistency of your moods and emotional reactions. Emotional regulation involves the processes you use to influence which emotions you have, when you have them, and how you experience and express them. This index assesses your typical patterns of emotional responsiveness and control.

Anyone seeking to improve their emotional well-being, reduce reactivity to stress, or manage challenging emotions more effectively. It's beneficial for individuals who experience mood swings, high anxiety, or difficulty controlling emotional impulses.

PsycheMap provides insights into your emotional stability and regulation patterns. We offer information on healthy emotional regulation strategies, helping you develop greater self-awareness and skills to manage your feelings constructively, leading to improved mental health and interpersonal relationships.

Emotional stability (often related to the Big Five trait of Neuroticism, inversely) and emotional regulation are extensively studied in personality psychology, clinical psychology, and affective neuroscience. Effective emotional regulation is linked to numerous positive outcomes.

Illustrative Citations:

• Gross, J. J. (1998). The emerging field of emotion regulation: An integrative review. Review of general psychology, 2(3), 271-299.
• John, O. P., & Gross, J. J. (2004). Healthy and unhealthy emotion regulation: Personality processes, individual differences, and life span development. Journal of personality, 72(6), 1301-1333.
• Aldao, A., Nolen-Hoeksema, S., & Schweizer, S. (2010). Emotion-regulation strategies across psychopathology: A meta-analytic review. Clinical psychology review, 30(2), 217-237.

Relevant Journals:

Emotion, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Cognition and Emotion.