The aim of this qualitative interview study was to explore the specific expectations that N = 29 Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) had of end times and paradise using an emotion regulation perspective. Beyond the general eschatological doctrine of JWs, the participants were encouraged to report their individual beliefs and connected emotions. Thematic analysis identified forecasting of life in paradise in the form of a continuation of physical life but with an overall positive emotional atmosphere. Emotionally, paradise was often contrasted with the present time, as negative emotions and the downregulation of strong positive emotions dominate the current end time. As an emotion regulation strategy between current end times and future paradise, emotional forecasting, i.e., predicting which emotions would arise in the future to regulate present-day emotions, is used. The results are discussed in the frame of positive and negative psychological implications of JWs’ eschatological beliefs and emotional forecasting.

这项定性访谈研究的目的是探索N的特定期望。= 29位耶和华见证人（JWs）使用情绪调节的观点来度过末日和天堂。除了JW的一般末世论之外，还鼓励参与者报告他们的个人信念和相关情感。专题分析确定了对天堂生活的预测，形式是身体生活的延续，但总体上带有积极的情感氛围。在情感上，天堂通常与当前时间形成对比，因为负面情绪和强烈积极情绪的下调主导了当前的结束时间。作为当前结束时间和未来天堂之间的情绪调节策略，使用情绪预测，即预测将来会出现哪些情绪来调节当前情绪。