Conceptualizing emotion regulation in Iranian women: qualitative research based on grounded theory approche

According to the critical role of cultural components in emotional situations and emotion regulation, exploring the emotion regulation in cultural context seems essential. For this purpose, the present study was performed as a qualitative assessment based on Strauss and Corbin grounded theory approche. There were two informant sources participated in this study. First, 31 Iranian women and, second, nine psychologists who were expert in the field of emotions. Data collected by the in-depth interviews for the first informant source and semi-structured interviews for the second informant source. After considering the trustworthiness of study, results showed five main themes: A) Social Characteristics; B) Personal Characteristics; C) Emotional Passivity; D) Active Responsiveness; F) Emotional Effect. According to qualitative paradigm Social Characteristics and Personal Characteristics consider as contextual conditions of emotion regulation, Emotional Passivity and Active Responsiveness consider as two categories of emotion regulations which are included 10 different emotion regulation strategies, and Emotional Effect consider as consequences of using different types of emotion regulation strategies.