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April 23, 2026Clinical Psychology & PsychotherapyOpen Access

Exploring Cultural Influences in the Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Mental Health: A Systematic Review Comparing East Asian and Western Cultural Contexts

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LQLarissa Shiying QiuMLMaode LaiAKAsami Koike

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Overview

This systematic review compares emotion regulation and mental health outcomes across East Asian and Western cultural contexts, highlighting cultural influences.

Key Points

  • This review investigates how culture affects emotion regulation practices and associated mental health outcomes in East Asian and Western individuals.
  • Conducted a systematic literature search across five databases;
  • Reviewed 54 articles focusing on emotion regulation in East Asian and Western cultural contexts.
  • East Asians showed higher tendencies towards rumination and avoidance than Westerners.
  • Cultural differences in suppression and reappraisal were inconclusive.
  • Negative impacts of low secondary control on mental health were more pronounced among East Asians.

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Qiu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b85585696592c86eb963https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70276
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