Editing Amusement (section)

=== Emotion regulation ===

Emotion regulation is the term for how people attempt to influence - increasing, decreasing, maintaining, or changing - how, when, and where they experience emotion.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gross|first1=James J.|title=The emerging field of emotion regulation: An integrative review|journal=Review of General Psychology|date=1998|volume=2|issue=3|pages=271–299|doi=10.1037/1089-2680.2.3.271|citeseerx=10.1.1.476.7042|s2cid=6236938}}</ref> Through changing how they think about a target of amusement, like a humorous video clip, people are able to increase and decrease how much amusement they feel, express in smiles and laughs, and experience in their bodies (e.g. increased heart rate and respiration).<ref>{{cite journal|author=Giuliani, N. R.|author2=McRae, K.|author3=Gross, J. J.|name-list-style=amp|title=The up-and down-regulation of amusement: experiential, behavioral, and autonomic consequences|journal=Emotion|date=2008|volume=8|issue=5|pages=714–719|doi=10.1037/a0013236|pmid=18837622|pmc=4138973}}</ref> Choosing to increase or prolong experiences of positive emotion is one way in which people can learn to cope when faced with challenges and develop resilience.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Tugade, M. M.|author2=Fredrickson, B. L.|name-list-style=amp|title=Regulation of positive emotions: Emotion regulation strategies that promote resilience|journal=Journal of Happiness Studies|date=2007|volume=8|issue=3|pages=311–333|doi=10.1007/s10902-006-9015-4|s2cid=51834346}}</ref>