Yiran Ge

My DPhil project focuses on the role of emotion beliefs (whether emotions can be controlled and accepted) within intrapersonal emotion regulation process and the functions of a set of regulation strategies used in different socio-cultural contexts. Specifically, I use ecological momentary assessments (i.e., daily diary surveys over a 14-day period) to measure the relationship between the daily use of regulation strategies and changes in affective experience. At the trait level, I intend to examine whether cultural identity and self-construal are associated with emotion beliefs and regulation, comparing Chinese and British adults. This project is supervised by Prof. Brian Parkinson at the Emotion & Social Relations group.

I also collaborate with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation on a longitudinal project to explore the mechanisms of a Mindfulness for Life Course. Our first objective is to assess the impact of mindfulness training on emotion regulation and prosocial behaviors. Our second objective is to investigate the relation between changes in emotion states and prosociality in relation to the amount of practice and long-term well-being.