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Grazia Ceschi1, Joël Billieux2, Melissa Hearn1
1Clinical Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
|October 16, 2014
Summary
Trauma exposure impacts emotion regulation and depressive mood differently based on impulsivity facets. Urgency hinders emotion regulation, while lack of perseverance may improve it after trauma.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Mental Health
Background:
- Traumatic exposure can alter impulsive behaviors and emotion regulation, influencing depressive mood.
- Previous research has not fully explored these relationships, particularly by treating impulsivity as a multidimensional construct.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the interaction between impulsivity facets (urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, sensation seeking) and lifetime trauma exposure.
- To examine their combined effect on cognitive emotion regulation and depressive mood in community volunteers.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 93 adults completed self-report questionnaires.
- Measures included lifetime trauma exposure, impulsivity (using the UPPS model), cognitive emotion regulation, and depressive mood.
Main Results:
- Trauma-exposed individuals with high urgency used fewer appropriate emotion regulation strategies.
- Individuals with low perseverance used more appropriate emotion regulation strategies following trauma exposure.
- Emotion regulation mediated the relationship between urgency, low perseverance, and depressive mood.
Conclusions:
- Impulsivity differentially affects emotion regulation and depressive mood based on lifetime trauma exposure.
- Findings highlight the complex interplay between environmental factors, personality traits, and mental health outcomes.
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