Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress
17 participant data was used for this
analysis. All participants were asked to complete a consent form (appendix 1) and
general health questionnaire (appendix 1) for exclusion of any mental or chronic
illness, the use of medication, abuse of alcohol and/or drugs, or with poor sleeping
patterns. Also, participants having regular heavy exercise were excluded.
Additionally, a verbal explanation of all procedures was given (including blood being
taken by a trained phlebotomist) as well as the option for withdrawal at any time. The
approval for the study was given by the Roehampton University ethics committee
(appendix 5).
2.2 The psychological measurements
The 34-item Emotional Regulation Inventory (ERI; Mohiyeddini, 1998; see appendix
2) is specially suited for assessment of behavioral regulation of emotions. It comprises
a hedonistic way of emotional regulation, i.e. hedonistic regulation (HER), buffering
of emotions, i.e