Emotion Dysregulation Mediates the Relation between Mindfulness and Rejection Sensitivity
Patrizia Velotti1, Carlo Garofalo, Fabiola Bizzi
1Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Corso Andrea Podestà, 2, 16126, Genoa, Italy, patrizia.velotti@unige.it; patrizia.velotti@tin.it.
Psychiatria Danubina
|September 25, 2015
Summary
Psychiatric patients exhibit higher rejection sensitivity (RS) and emotion dysregulation, linked to lower mindfulness. Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between mindfulness deficits and RS in both clinical and community samples.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychopathology
Background:
- Rejection sensitivity (RS) is primarily studied in borderline personality disorder (BPD).
- This study examines heightened RS in psychiatric patients beyond BPD and community samples.
- Investigates the association between emotion dysregulation, mindfulness, and RS.
Purpose of the Study:
- Extend evidence of heightened RS in psychiatric disorders.
- Test associations between emotion dysregulation, mindfulness, and RS.
- Hypothesize emotion dysregulation as a mediator between mindfulness deficits and RS.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional design with 468 participants (191 psychiatric patients, 277 community sample).
- Utilized Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.
Main Results:
- Psychiatric patients showed higher RS and emotion dysregulation, with lower mindfulness.
- Mindfulness deficits and emotion dysregulation significantly predicted RS variance in both samples.
- Emotion dysregulation mediated the effect of mindfulness deficits on RS, with distinct patterns in patient vs. community samples.
Conclusions:
- Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify etiological models of RS.
- Integrating mindfulness and emotion regulation deficits into treatment programs is recommended.
- Findings suggest potential therapeutic targets for managing RS.
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