THE PECULIARITIES OF REGULATION OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS BY CHILDREN AGED 5–7

The article is devoted to the problem of studying the peculiarities of emotion regu- lation by senior preschoolers. The study subject is the emotion regulation strategies of sad- ness, anger, and fear used by children aged 5–7 in emotiogenic situations that are personally meaningful for them. Based on the analysis of data study the author concludes that preschool- ers can better to control of their own emotional displays in various social contexts, subject to their awareness in behavioral strategies of emotion regulation (e.g., attention switching, search for emotional support) and metacognitive emotion regulation strategies (changing thoughts, changing goals)