highly significantP < 0.001
Results Rating of emotional valence The main effect of the ‘regulation type’ was found to be highly significant ( F (2174) = 157.5, P < 0.001, = 0.357): participants rated their emotions more positively in the distraction (4.82 ± 1.12) and reappraisal blocks (4.86 ± 1.10) when compared to the no-regulation block (3.88 ± 1.16, P < 0.001), whereas the emotion valence between the reappraisal and distraction blocks did not differ ( P = 1.000).