S4 Ep14: Your Mind on Social Emotion Regulation
with Dr. Razia Sahi
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How do you handle tough emotions? Do you deal with things on your own or with support from others? Dr. Razia Sahi joins us to explore why leaning on others might be more powerful than we think. She shares her research on social emotion regulation, showing that when someone helps us reframe a difficult situation, it can be even more effective than doing it alone, and how the emotional benefits can last well beyond the moment. From reappraisal and validation to hand-holding and voice tone, we explore the many ways others can help us navigate difficult emotions. Beth and Ava discuss differences in how people might prefer to give and receive social support.
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Dr. Razia Sahi
Research discussed
Dr. Sahi's work
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Sahi, R. S., Gaines, E. M., Nussbaum, S. G., Lee, D., Lieberman, M. D., Eisenberger, N. I., & Silvers, J. A. (2023). You changed my mind: Immediate and enduring impacts of social emotion regulation. Emotion.
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Sahi, R. S., He, Z., Silvers, J. A., & Eisenberger, N. I. (2022). One size does not fit all: Decomposing the implementation and differential benefits of social emotion regulation strategies. Emotion, 23(6), 1522.
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Sahi, R. S., Dieffenbach, M. C., Gan, S., Lee, M., Hazlett, L. I., Burns, S. M., ... & Eisenberger, N. I. (2021). The comfort in touch: Immediate and lasting effects of handholding on emotional pain. PloS one, 16(2), e0246753.
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Sahi, R. S., Nussbaum, S., Moreira, J. F. G., Ninova, E., Lee, D., Eisenberger, N., & Silvers, J. (2025). Vocal pitch as an acoustic marker of social support efficacy.
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Paper on sympathy cards
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Koopmann-Holm, B., & Tsai, J. L. (2014). Focusing on the negative: Cultural differences in expressions of sympathy. Journal of personality and social psychology, 107(6), 1092.
Sympathy cards
