The Influence Of Emotion Reactivity On Anxiety:the Moderate Effects Of Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy And Difficulties In Emotion Regulation

Based on the theory of Emotion and Emotion Regulation, this paper introduces the relevant theories and current situations of Emotion Reactivity, Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Anxiety and found out that there is no previous study on the relations between these theories. As two important concepts in the Emotion Regulation theory, Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation demonstrate respectively the lack and possess of abilities of emotion regulation. It is of practical significance to determine which one of the abilities has more affects on emotion reactivity and anxiety.This paper evaluates college students as subjects and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy, Emotion Reactivity questionnaire and Beck Anxiety Inventory as research tools. This Research discusses regulating effect Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy has on Emotion Reactivity and Anxiety, and the regulating effect Difficulties in Emotion Regulation has on Emotion Reactivity and Anxiety. And then, this research balanced the sex ratio and compared the regulating effects of Emotional Self-efficacy and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation.The main discoveries are as follows:(1) There are positive correlations between Emotional reactivity and anxiety, Emotional reactivity and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Anxiety and negative correlation between Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy and Emotional reactivity, Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy and Anxiety.(2) Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy has significant influence on Emotional Reactivity and Anxiety. With the increase of the Emotional Self-Efficacy, Emotional Reactivity has less influence on anxiety.(3) Difficulties in Emotion Regulation have significant influence on emotional reactivity and anxiety. With the increase of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, emotional reactivity has more influence on anxiety.(4) Considering the effects of emotional reactivity level on anxiety, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation is more influential than Regulatory Emotion Self-efficacy in regulation.