Modern technologies of emotional self-regulation are focused on solving the problems of individual manifestations of emotions, in accordance with which the issue of systematic research and ordering the processes of emotion regulation in adolescence, in particular, is updated. The aim of the study is to determine the basic principles of developing emotional self-regulation of young people in the context of Ukrainian and foreign research in accordance with the principles of consistency and integrity. Research was made possible by the use of general research methods, in particular analysis and systematisation. In the course of the research, key scientific works in the field of psychology and psychotherapy on the topic of emotional self-regulation were analysed. The special influence of the emotional state on the personality of adolescence with its subsequent transfer to professional activity is confirmed. The concept of “regulation of emotions” is defined. The authors consider the basic principles of classification of ways of regulating emotions. It is determined that the method of self-regulation of emotions in adolescence should be considered from the standpoint of key areas of personality, including motivational-need, cognitive, emotional-characterological, regulatory-behavioural and value-emotional. A comprehensive system of influence on the establishment and further development of emotional self-regulation of a young person is suggested, consisting of six activities, namely, passing trainings, performing independent work, organising systematic meetings of curators with participants, holding educational events with specialists in certain areas, and the “peer-to-peer” format, and conducting lectures for teachers to enhance their skills in monitoring the psychological state of students. The value of scientific work lies in providing a systematic set of methodological measures for the development of emotional regulation in young people, which will contribute to practical coverage of the chosen problem