<p>The goal of this study was to empirically examine the role of resilience on difficulties with emotion regulation in the experience of trauma. We aimed to investigate whether trait resilience can act as a moderator on the direct relation between trauma and emotion regulation. Further, we were interested in understanding whether trait resilience acts as a buffer against difficulties with emotion regulation and maladaptive behaviors. We used data from a sample of undergraduate students (<i>n</i> = 3,181) to conduct multiple linear regressions estimating the relations between trauma and emotion regulation and how resilience might moderate this relation. Our analyses unexpectedly found a lack of a moderating effect of resilience on emotion regulation and trauma, highlighting a gap in current research. Analyses confirmed a significant positive relation between trauma and difficulties in emotion regulation and a significant negative relation between resilience and difficulties with emotion regulation. Interestingly, our hypotheses failed to support a significant moderating effect of resilience on the relation between trauma and difficulties with emotion regulation. More specifically, the trauma and resilience interaction term was not statistically significant. Results suggest that the ability to positively modulate environmental and internal emotional responses are limited when levels of resilience are low. Importantly, these findings indicate resilience does not buffer against traumatic experiences and that it positively predicts a lack of emotional awareness in the wake of trauma, indicating a need for further research.</p>