Category: Suppression (maladaptive strategy)
DefinitionSuppression occurs in response to the elicitation of an emotional tendency by inhibiting emotion-expressive behaviors (e.g., down regulating positive emotions when a student is very excited in order to commence learning).
Target groupLehrkräfte
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| The student tells himself/herself that the problem is not as bad if he/she is unhappy (sad, angry, afraid) while learning. |
| The student goes to someone who can help him/her when he/she is unhappy (sad, angry, afraid) while learning. |
| The student thinks about how to solve the problem when he/she is unhappy (sad, angry, afraid) while learning. |
Belongs to dimensionEmotion regulation strategies
OriginOwn development
Release date28.10.2025