Article The relationship between coping, emotion regulation, and quality of life of patients on dialysis Nadia Barberis 1 , Valeria Cernaro 1 , Sebastiano Costa 1 , Gaetano Montalto 1 , Silvia Lucisano 1 , Rosalba Larcan 1 , and Michele Buemi 1 Abstract Previous studies have investigated constructs that facilitate adaptation to chronic disease and improve quality of life and constructs that lead to psychopathological complications. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of coping and emotional regulation on the quality of life of patients on dialysis. Three question- naires were administered to 78 patients on dialysis: Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced, Short Form (36), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Regressions analyses indicated that age, Rumination, Positive Refocusing, Avoidance Strategies, Approach to the Problem, and Transcendent Orientation pre- dicted Physical Health. With regard to Mental Health, the predictors were gender, Self-Blame, Acceptance, Rumination, Positive Reappraisal, Catastrophizing, Avoidance Strategies, and Transcendent Orientation. This study confirms the rela- tionship between emotional regulation, coping, and quality of life. The results high- light the need for total care of the patients, including an assessment of both physical state and psychological functioning in order to promote total well-being. Keywords coping, emotion regulation, quality of life, dialysis 1 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Corresponding Author: Nadia Barberis, Section of Psychology, University of Messina, Via Bivona, 98122 Messina, Italy. Email: nbarberis@unime.it The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 2017, Vol. 52(2) 111–123 ß The Author(s) 2017 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0091217417720893 journals.sagepub.com/home/ijp