Christopher R. Perez

TL;DR: A moderation analysis revealed that expressive suppression was associated with adverse psychological functioning for European Americans, but not for Chinese participants, highlighting the importance of context in understanding the suppression-health relationship.

TL;DR: The authors examined the relationship between acculturative status and positive psychological functioning (i.e., psychological well-being) in a sample of 96 Asian Americans using a supplemental item from the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale.

TL;DR: Results confirmed the hypothesis that the relationship between reappraisal and psychological functioning would be moderated by the context of oppression (as measured by ethnic group membership and OMI), and suggested a possible benefit for minorities in being surrounded by in-group members.

TL;DR: For Latinos in high- Latino counties, greater use of reappraisal was associated with better psychological functioning, regardless of perceived discrimination; this relationship was absent for Latinos in low-Latino counties who perceived greater discrimination.

TL;DR: The Communication Anxiety Regulation Scale (CARS) as mentioned in this paper is a self-report measure designed to assess the use of emotion regulation strategies to manage acute communication anxiety, in contrast to measures of general emotion regulation tendencies.