Strategies |
When the strategy is used |
N using strategy |
Examples of strategies |
Preventative strategies |
Modifying situations |
Before school |
7 |
Be authentic, adapt the lesson, switch off and leave personal affairs behind a closed door, express positive emotions. Self-reflect/plan/review preparations to prevent negative and support positive emotions. |
|
At the emotion cue |
0 |
|
Attention deployment |
Before school |
2 |
Distract, ignore |
|
At the emotion cue |
3 |
Concentrate on something else (e.g. begin explaining a topic), divert pupils’ attention by assigning a task (exercise, contemplation, brainstorming). |
Cognitive change |
Before school |
0 |
|
|
At the emotion cue |
0 |
|
Responsive strategies |
Behavioral strategies |
At the emotion cue |
4 |
Take a moment of silence = be silent, breathe, leave and consider things in quiet, move around the classroom, control body language |
|
After school |
3 |
Vent emotions = cry, stroll in nature, do a hobby, sleep |
Cognitive strategies |
At the emotion cue |
13 |
Suppress, ignore, mask, pretend, reappraise, pause (metaposition, “traffic light”) |
|
After school |
3 |
Communicate with friends and colleagues, relax by means of music or creative activity, unwind through a sport or other activity |
Non classifiable |
Immediate |
16 |
General statement on emotional regulation |