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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
[Dysfunctional emotion regulation as a basic factor of anxiety and depressive disorders in adolescents]
1Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen. angelika.kullik@uni-bremen.de
Objective:
Depression and anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders in adolescents and show high comorbidity. The aim of the current study was to investigate emotion regulation as a conjoint as well as restricting factor.
Methods:
Matched samples of depressive and anxious adolescents and a control group (12-16 years; n = 60) were compared for their emotion regulation. Analyses of variance and t-tests were used to analyse group differences in emotion regulation. Individual differences in regulation strategies between the two types of disorders were analysed exploratorily.
Results:
Results indicate more dysfunctional emotion regulation in anxious and depressive adolescents compared to a control group. Neither dysfunctional emotion regulation in sum, nor single strategies differentiated between the two disorder groups.
Conclusion:
Identification and modification of dysfunctional emotion regulation in anxious and depressive adolescents can support future prevention and intervention.
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