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Artistic creative activities (ACAs) provide contexts in which individuals may regulate emotions, but the strategies used during these activities require appropriate measurement. A previous Chinese adaptation of the Emotion Regulation Strategies for Artistic Creative Activities (ERS-ACA) Scale was validated among art and design majors and omitted one item. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the original 18-item Chinese ERS-ACA in 885 university students from multiple academic disciplines. Participants completed the ERS-ACA, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and the Student Well-Being Process Questionnaire (Student-WPQ). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure. Internal consistency was satisfactory for the total score (Cronbach\u2019s alpha = 0.903) and the three subscales (alpha = 0.796\u20130.814). The three ERS-ACA dimensions were positively associated with cognitive reappraisal, positive well-being, and positive personality, whereas their associations with expressive suppression were small or non-significant. These findings support the structural validity, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency of the 18-item Chinese ERS-ACA in the present university student sample. 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