“Coregulation refers to the complex linkage of emotions between individuals within a close relationship, whereby partners reciprocally influence each other’s emotional states. Coregulation has been argued to help maintain an individual’s emotional homeostasis by allowing one partner to down-regulate the other’s negative states. It is possible however, that coregulation could also lead to the escalation of both positive and negative emotions through the action of positive feedback loops. Research on the transmission of emotions arising outside the relationship (work stress) has demonstrated that this sort of feedback loop for negative emotions is quite common.”
I recently read about this concept in a book, and I love it. Put more simply, it’s that thing where a baby falls and then looks at their parent to figure out to react – if the parent smiles, the baby smiles; if the parent looks shocked, the baby starts crying. It’s that thing where someone experiences something new and doesn’t have the experience to know if it is good or bad so they look to others to find out, but I think it’s also that thing where we laugh more at movies and TV shows if we are watching with other people, and where terrible news is easier to manage if there are loved ones around to have emotions with. I think it explains a lot about WHAT interpersonal relationships are and are doing.
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