Abstract: Studied the gender difference of eight emotion regulation types (emotion expression, seeking emotional help, relax, cognition coping, oppression, cry, emotion displace, avoidance) in high school students. And compared the difference in using emotion regulation types between well interpersonal relationship students and bad relationship students. Through the study, we tried to acquire the status of emotion regulation types and provide the effect reference for constructing well interpersonal relationship. The results suggested: There was significant sex difference in the emotion expression\seeking help of emotion, relax and cry, and females use more often than males. The popular students used seeking help in emotion, cognition coping and emotion expression more than other types. The rejected students and the neglected students usually use oppression to regulation their emotions.

Key words: interpersonal relationship, emotion regulation type, sex difference, compare study