Shayne Polias
Associate Professor 1
Educational Background
PhD in Psychology
Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UK
MS in Psychology major in Human Development
De La Salle University Manila Malate, Philippines
BS in Psychology
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Shayne Polias holds a PhD in Psychology from Liverpool Hope University. Her research focuses on interpersonal emotion regulation, with particular interest in affect worsening (inducing or amplifying emotions in others), the cultural influences on emotion regulation, its impact on wellbeing, and human development. Before transitioning to higher education, Shayne worked as a basic education teacher, bringing a unique perspective to her academic work.
Research Interest
- Interpersonal Emotion Regulation
- Culture
- Well-being
- Scale development
- Human development
Selected Publications
- Polias, S., Zuffianò, A., Chen, Y., Manfredi, L., Gregori, F., Bourke, L., & López-Pérez, B. (2024). I want you to feel bad: Understanding the role of anger in extrinsic interpersonal affect worsening with ecological momentary assessment. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001470
- Walker, S. A., López-Pérez, B., Beckmann, J. F., Kunst, H., & Polias, S. (2024). The need for a unified language framework in extrinsic interpersonal emotion regulation research. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001463
- López-Pérez, B., Polias, S., Zuffianò, A., & Gummerum, M. (2024). Social dynamics in interpersonal emotion regulation: A theoretical framework for understanding direct and indirect other-based processes. Motivation and Emotion, 48(3), 449–463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-024-10065-2
- Zuffianò, A., Sette, S., Manfredi, L., Gregori, F., Lopéz-Pérez, B., Polias, S., Marti-Vilar, M., Di Giusto Valle, C., Benito-Ambrona, T., & Pastorelli, C. (2023). The relation between self- esteem and regulatory emotional self-efficacy in daily life: A study among university students. Identity: An International Journal of Theory
and Research. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2022.2108427 - Reyes, M.L., Polias, S., & Dela Cruz, C. (2024). Deglobalizing patterns of youth political engagement in countries with varying democratic and egalitarian profiles. In P. Ziltetner & C. Suter (Eds). After Globalization – The Future of World Society. Switzerland: LIT. ISBN: 978-3-643-85410-0
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