Despite the consensus in the literature on emotion regulation regarding the form and effects of maladaptive emotion regulation styles (i.e., dysregulation, supression), the question what an adaptive emotion regulation style involves deserves further attention. Different research traditions propose different strategies (e.g., cognitive reappraisal). On the basis of the Self-Determination Theory (Ryan, Deci, Vansteenkiste, & Soenens, 2021), the role of integrative emotion regulation will be examined in a more systematic manner (Roth, Benita, Vansteenkiste, & Ryan, 2019). Integrative emotion regulation involves a volitional handling of emtions, characterized by receptiveness, exploration and interest taking in experienced emotions,  and acceptance such that one experiences a sense of ownership to withhold or express one's emotions. Wtih the assigned funding, I am to develop a systematic research programm to (a) refine and optimize the available measure on integrative emotion regulation, and to study (b) its effects on the short and long term as well as its (c) contextual antecedents. Concerning the antecedents, we focus on the role of parents and teachers and more specifically on the importance of their provided autonomy support.