The aim of this study was to examine the link between personal beliefs about emotion controllability and symptoms of anxiety and depression, with a particular focus on the mediating role of emotion regulation. To date, there has been little research examining the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal or expressive suppression in the link between beliefs about emotion controllability and symptoms of anxiety. Online questionnaires measuring emotion regulation, beliefs about emotion controllability, and depression and anxiety, were completed by 1227 participants (n = 336 males; M _age = 25.3, SD = 10.1; range = 16 to 83 years). The results indicated that perceived control over one’s own emotions predicted better psychological health (fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression). This link between beliefs about emotion controllability and psychological heath was partially mediated by cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, with cognitive reappraisal predicting a reduction in clinical symptoms and expressive suppression predicting an increase in clinical symptoms. These findings suggest that individuals’ beliefs about emotion controllability, leads to the use of certain emotion regulation strategies which in turn, have important consequences for psychological health.

本研究的目的是检查关于情绪可控性的个人信念与焦虑和抑郁症状之间的联系，特别关注情绪调节的中介作用。迄今为止，很少有研究检验认知重评或表达抑制在情绪可控性信念与焦虑症状之间的联系中的中介作用。1227 名参与者（n = 336 名男性；M _年龄= 25.3，SD = 10.1; 范围 = 16 至 83 岁）。结果表明，对自己情绪的感知控制预示着更好的心理健康（更少的焦虑和抑郁症状）。关于情绪可控性和心理健康的信念之间的这种联系部分是由认知重新评估和表达抑制介导的，认知重新评估预测临床症状的减少和表达抑制预测临床症状的增加。这些发现表明，个人对情绪可控性的信念导致使用某些情绪调节策略，这反过来又对心理健康产生重要影响。