In the IDEA Lab, we study emotions and emotion regulation. As part of this focus, we try to better understand how and why people develop the emotion regulation and coping strategies that they do by studying factors like familial socialization, parental history of depression, and child temperament. Also, we investigate potential correlates or outcomes of regulatory strategies, such as their adjustment and well-being, cognition, and relationships.
Current Areas of Research
In the IDEA Lab, we study people’s emotional lives. A unique aspect of the lab is that we have often focused on positive affect or happiness and how people seek out or regulate positive emotions and pursue hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. We also try to better understand how and why people develop the emotion beliefs or regulatory strategies that they do by studying factors like attachment, familial socialization, and history of depression.