<p>Previous network analyses have demonstrated that the connection between positivity avoidance strategies strengthens as depression increases. However, the connection between emotion regulation strategies for positive emotions, that are employed to either downplay or upregulate positive affect responsively, have not been explored across depression severity. Using moderated network analyses, we examined the associations between positive emotion regulation strategies (i.e., dampening and amplifying) and affect (i.e., positive and negative) at depression levels ranging from none to severe (N = 754; women = 517, men = 233; Mage = 19.30, SDage = 3.34). We conducted 6 iterative moderated networks with individual positive emotion regulation strategies and the subscale of the opposite valence (e.g., dampening items and the amplifying subscale). Results indicate that as depression increased, associations between dampening strategies and amplifying became increasingly more negative. Additionally, the positive associations between dampening items became more strongly connected as depression increased. Severe depressive symptoms are associated with a strong negative relation between dampening and amplifying, suggesting a tendency to dampen positivity and difficulty upregulating positive affect. Future work should examine the longitudinal relationship between depression and positive emotion regulation to better understand the course of these response strategies.</p>