What It Means to Believe: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Emotion Beliefs Moderate the Relationship Between Emotion Experiences and Emotion Dysregulation

Emotion beliefs are an important mechanism associated with dysregulation of both negative and positive emotion. Positive emotions play a complex role in dysregulation, influenced by cognitive (controllability and usefulness beliefs) and behavioral factors (NSSI), underscoring the need for future research to explore dysregulation of both negative and positive emotions to improve emotional well-being.HighlightsEmotion experiences, beliefs, and NSSI are linked toand positive and negative emotion dy