Emotional self-regulation is an important component of emotional health and overall personality development (Davis, Levine, Lench, & Quas, 2010; Eisenberg, Spinrad, & Eggum, 2010; Thompson et al., 2011). Describe 3 factors why this is true.

1. Emotion regulation allows us to control impulses that may urge us to behave in socially unacceptable ways, such as controlling the impulse to say a rude remark. 2. It helps us manage negative emotions, such as being able to forget about somebody's mistake after initially feeling angry about it. 3. It permits us to consider behaving in socially acceptable ways, such as deciding to talk calmly to the other person about an issue, or simply leaving the scene during a heated argument to calm down.