Table 1. Counts and percentages of participants reporting the use of certain regulation strategies in the context of heartbreak.

	Study 1 (n = 32)		Study 2
			Relationship group (n = 20)		Break-up group (n = 20)
Strategy	Feel better when broken-hearted	Decrease love feelings	Feel better when broken-hearted	Decrease love feelings	Feel better when broken-hearted	Decrease love feelings
Reappraisal: Focus on negative aspects of beloved/relationship	2 (6%)	10 (31%)	0	9 (45%)	3 (15%)	9 (45%)
Reappraisal: Think of negative future scenarios	0	2 (6%)	0	0	0	0
Reappraisal: Think of positive aspects of the situation	3 (9%)	5 (16%)	1 (5%)	2 (10%)	2 (10%)	1 (5%)
Reappraisal: Other	7 (22%)	12 (38%)	3 (15%)	0	1 (5%)	6 (30%)
Distraction	19 (59%)	6 (19%)	15 (75%)	8 (40%)	16 (80%)	7 (35%)
Avoidance	1 (3%)	6 (19%)	2 (10%)	3 (15%)	2 (10%)	3 (15%)
Expression suppression	0	0	0	0	0	1 (5%)
Social support	17 (53%)	3 (9%)	4 (20%)	0	5 (5%)	1 (5%)
Eating/smoking	3 (9%)	0	3 (15%)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	0
Express emotions	2 (6%)	1 (3%)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	0	0
No decrease	0	2 (6%)	0	0	0	2 (10%)
Other	3 (9%)	1 (3%)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	0