Theory proposes that emotion differentiation is beneficial because more specific emotion labels provide us with information we can use to regulate our emotions in desired ways. For example, we can regulate our emotions to feel better in the moment (hedonic motive), or gain benefits in task performance, learning, social relations, and personal growth (instrumental motives). Thus, emotion differentiation may be linked to motivations to regulate emotions to achieve this broad range of benefits. To test this link, initially we analysed experience sampling data from an Australian sample which found that trait emotion differentiation is associated with reporting more instrumental motives when negative emotions are more intense (and less motives when emotions are less intense). There were no effects for positive emotions and positive emotion differentiation. Now we aim to replicate the study with a slightly different survey and sample. In the current study participants completed surveys seven times a day for 14 ...