Emotions play a central role in the religious experience. This suggests that religious institutions, practices, and beliefs may actively shape the emotions of adherents, such as by influencing how they regulate emotions. An emerging literature has documented the various links between religion and emotion regulation. This article reviews these links with regards to various elements of emotion regulation, including beliefs about the controllability of emotions, desired emotions, emotion regulation strategies, and intrinsic versus extrinsic emotion regulation. For each link, emphasis is given to whether it is variable or consistent across religious affiliations, and if variable, what might explain such variation.

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宗教与情绪调节联系的变异性和一致性

情绪在宗教体验中起着核心作用。这表明宗教机构、习俗和信仰可能会积极塑造信徒的情绪，例如通过影响他们调节情绪的方式。新兴文献记录了宗教与情绪调节之间的各种联系。本文就情绪调节的各种要素回顾了这些链接，包括关于情绪可控性、期望情绪、情绪调节策略以及内在与外在情绪调节的信念。对于每个链接，重点是它在宗教信仰中是否可变或一致，如果可变，什么可能解释这种变化。