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Fear of happiness is the belief that happiness brings about negative consequences. In this research, we investigated the emotion regulation mechanism linking fear of happiness and personal and relational well-being. Studies 1 and 2 found that fear of happiness was consistently associated with lower levels of personal well-being (hedonic and eudaimonic) through increased dampening, and to some extent, reduced savouring of positive emotions across Singaporean undergraduate (Study 1; N = 227) and American online samples (Study 2; N = 222). In Study 3 with a Singaporean online sample (N = 125), we extended these findings to relational well-being in a context of particularly high relational stress—COVID-19 lockdown, highlighting the importance of emotional regulation of positive emotions. The findings across the three studies provided insight into how individuals' beliefs about positive emotions could guide their responses toward emotional experiences and subsequently contribute to their personal and relational well-being.
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Asian Journal of Social Psychology publishes empirical papers and major reviews on any topic in social psychology and personality, and on topics in other areas of basic and applied psychology that highlight the role of social psychological concepts and theories. The journal coverage also includes all aspects of social processes such as development, cognition, emotions, personality, health and well-being, in the sociocultural context of organisations, schools, communities, social networks, and virtual groups. The journal encourages interdisciplinary integration with social sciences, life sciences, engineering sciences, and the humanities. The journal positively encourages submissions with Asian content and/or Asian authors but welcomes high-quality submissions from any part of the world.
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