▁their ▁m ood . ▁With ▁a ▁greater ▁sense ▁of ▁emp ower ment ▁over ▁one ’ s ▁emot ional ▁state , ▁individuals ▁can ▁take ▁steps ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁control ▁and ▁change ▁their ▁current ▁unw anted ▁m ood . ▁The ▁acknowled gment ▁of ▁a ▁person ’ s ▁m ood ▁is ▁a ▁critical ▁prec ursor ▁in ▁attempts ▁made ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁m ood s . ▁ ▁List ening ▁to ▁music ▁in ▁a ▁m ood - in con gru ent ▁state , ▁such ▁as ▁someone ▁sad ▁listening ▁to ▁happy ▁music , ▁allows ▁for ▁possible ▁m ood ▁at ten u ation ▁through ▁dist raction , ▁and ▁enfor ces ▁positive ▁thoughts ▁for ▁the ▁individual ▁such ▁as ▁feelings ▁of ▁happiness , ▁encourag ement , ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁hope , ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁per ception , ▁etc . ▁In ▁m ood ▁at ten u ation ▁through ▁dist raction ▁people ▁are ▁allowed ▁time ▁to ▁“ co ol ▁off ” ▁and ▁let ▁their ▁height ened ▁m ood ▁dw ind le . ▁En for cing ▁feelings ▁of ▁posit ivity ▁can ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁particip ant ▁to ▁model ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁actions ▁and ▁behav iors ▁towards ▁ones ▁that ▁are ▁con gru ent ▁with ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁music ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁used . ▁ ▁Social ▁support ▁While ▁many ▁forms ▁of ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strateg ies ▁are ▁individual istic ▁in ▁their ▁approach , ▁social ▁support ▁allows ▁for ▁individuals ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁form ▁of ▁repair ▁that ▁focus es ▁on ▁others . ▁Social ▁support ▁can ▁occur ▁in ▁many ▁ways . ▁Vent ilation ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of