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<p>Stressor forecasting (which entails predicting future stressful events) can influence everyday well-being; however, less is understood about how people manage their affect in response to anticipated stress. The current work addresses this gap by examining commonly studied affect regulation strategies and their role in shaping daily affective experiences. The present study explored how negative affect (an index of daily well-being) is shaped by affect regulation strategies among people who do versus do not forecast stressors in the upcoming day. Using ecological momentary assessments, 146 college students in the study reported their affect regulation strategies and negative affect at three time points: morning (one hour after forecasting stressors), mid-day (five hours after forecasting), and end of the day (10&#xa0;h after forecasting). Results indicated that among individuals who forecasted stress, using engagement-based strategies, including acceptance and cognitive reappraisal in the morning, was associated with lower negative affect. In contrast, avoidance-based strategies, including distraction, experiential avoidance, and expressive suppression, were associated with increased negative affect later in the day, suggesting their ineffectiveness over time. These findings underscore the importance of timing in affect regulation efforts and highlight how different strategies may influence daily emotional well-being. Future research should explore how these dynamics unfold across diverse populations and stressor contexts to inform interventions that promote adaptive affect regulation in daily life.</p>

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Seeing stress on the horizon: the role of stressor forecasting and affect regulation on daily well-being

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    2025年8月4日

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  • Kiran Kaur,
  • Jamie S. Elsey,
  • Sam Dutton,
  • Monika Lohani

摘要

Stressor forecasting (which entails predicting future stressful events) can influence everyday well-being; however, less is understood about how people manage their affect in response to anticipated stress. The current work addresses this gap by examining commonly studied affect regulation strategies and their role in shaping daily affective experiences. The present study explored how negative affect (an index of daily well-being) is shaped by affect regulation strategies among people who do versus do not forecast stressors in the upcoming day. Using ecological momentary assessments, 146 college students in the study reported their affect regulation strategies and negative affect at three time points: morning (one hour after forecasting stressors), mid-day (five hours after forecasting), and end of the day (10 h after forecasting). Results indicated that among individuals who forecasted stress, using engagement-based strategies, including acceptance and cognitive reappraisal in the morning, was associated with lower negative affect. In contrast, avoidance-based strategies, including distraction, experiential avoidance, and expressive suppression, were associated with increased negative affect later in the day, suggesting their ineffectiveness over time. These findings underscore the importance of timing in affect regulation efforts and highlight how different strategies may influence daily emotional well-being. Future research should explore how these dynamics unfold across diverse populations and stressor contexts to inform interventions that promote adaptive affect regulation in daily life.