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199779 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.199779 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2025-05 2027-04-18T05:00:00 42 pages Harms, Shayne Shiota, Michelle Corbin, William Ha, Thao Barrett, The Honors College Department of Psychology Department of English Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) - helping others manage their emotions or seeking help from others to manage one’s own emotions - is related to individual and relational well- being. Past work has focused on the effects of “good” vs. “bad” IER strategies. However, use of any IER may be viewed as responsive by the target, and thus be beneficial. Alternatively, complementary IER strategies – those that differ from but may supplement the target’s own ER toolkit – may also show unique benefits. Another possibility is that similar IER strategies – those that match closely with the target’s own ER toolkit – may lead to the most beneficial outcomes. We hypothesized that, although each “quality” of IER would be positively linked to well-being, complementarity of strategy use would be the strongest predictor. First-semester college student roommate pairs (N=73 pairs) reported on IER preferences and actions with their roommate, relationship satisfaction and closeness, mental and physical health, and well-being three times over the course of a semester. Results indicated that any use of IER was significantly related to increases in relationship satisfaction. Key findings, implications for theory, limitations, and potential future directions are discussed. Emotion Regulation interpersonal emotion regulation Emotion close relationships friendships Interpersonal Emotion Regulation & Strategy Matching: Understanding Healthy & Unhealthy Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Through Relationship & Individual Well-Being Outcomes