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Emotional suppression affects mental health.

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Is it true that emotional suppression affects mental health?

Yes. A meta-analysis of 48 studies (21,150 participants) reports that expressive suppression correlates with lower positive and higher negative mental health indicators, and additional sources describe emotional suppression harming mental health in specific populations.

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Emotional labor
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Emotional labor. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_labor

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Relation between emotion regulation and mental health: a meta-analysis review.
2014
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Hu, T., Zhang, D., Wang, J., Mistry, R., Ran, G., & Wang, X. (2014). Relation between emotion regulation and mental health: a meta-analysis review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2466/03.20.PR0.114k22w4

Memory consolidation reconfigures neural pathways involved in the suppression of emotional memories
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Memory consolidation reconfigures neural pathways involved in the suppression of emotional memories. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13375

THE "ALWAYS HAPPY APPEARANCE" SYNDROME: THE IMPACT OF FALSE POSITIVITY ON MENTAL HEALTH
2025
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Ozoda, A. (2025). THE "ALWAYS HAPPY APPEARANCE" SYNDROME: THE IMPACT OF FALSE POSITIVITY ON MENTAL HEALTH. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17628736

Childhood Trauma and Subjective Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Health-Related Quality of Life in the General Population: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Suppression and Cognitive Control.
2026
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L, R., LV, H., B, L., T, S., & P, F. (2026). Childhood Trauma and Subjective Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Health-Related Quality of Life in the General Population: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Suppression and Cognitive Control.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23081023

Emotional regulation strategies in daily life: the intensity of emotions and regulation choice
2023
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Kozubal, M., Szuster, A., & Wielgopolan, A. (2023). Emotional regulation strategies in daily life: the intensity of emotions and regulation choice. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218694

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