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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
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Reduced Effective Emotion Regulation in Night Owls
Alexandra L Watts1, Ray Norbury1
1Department of Psychology, University of Roehampton, London, UK.
Journal of Biological Rhythms
|June 20, 2017
Summary
Late chronotype individuals may face higher depression risk due to impaired emotion regulation, specifically increased expressive suppression. Targeting these emotion regulation strategies could help prevent depression in this population.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Chronobiology
- Psychology
Background:
- A link exists between late chronotype and depression.
- Vulnerability factors for this association remain unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the relationship between chronotype (morningness/eveningness) and emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal/expressive suppression).
- Explore potential emotion regulation mechanisms linking chronotype to depression risk.
Main Methods:
- Multiple regression analysis was used.
- 240 participants (aged 18-80) completed validated self-report questionnaires.
- Assessed chronotype, neuroticism, depressive symptomatology, sleep quality, and emotion regulation.
Main Results:
- Eveningness correlated with increased expressive suppression.
- Morningness correlated with increased cognitive reappraisal.
- These associations remained significant after controlling for covariates.
Conclusions:
- Late chronotype is associated with specific emotion regulation difficulties (increased expressive suppression).
- Impaired emotion regulation may represent a vulnerability factor for depression in individuals with late chronotype.
- Emotion regulation strategies present potential therapeutic targets for preventing depression in late chronotype individuals.
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