ABSTRACT
Broadly speaking, this chapter deals with the construct of emotion regulation, a process by which individuals modify their emotional experiences in order to produce appropriate responses in particular contexts. The chapter defines and reviews the construct, and demonstrates how people differ in the ways they regulate their emotions and how these emotion regulation processes affect their lives, including consequences for their social and psychological functioning. The use and understanding of the construct within trait EI theory are then outlined, and examples of its application in practice are provided. Subsequently, the chapter addresses how the choice and use of different emotion regulation strategies differ between translators and how these individual differences have implications for their work. The chapter attempts to provide an answer to the following question: Could some forms of emotion regulation be more efficient or useful than others for translation practice? The final section of the chapter reviews evidence from the case study to inform the discussion.
