[Strategies of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with Depression]

Strategies of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with Depression The present study investigated differences between adolescents with a depressive disorder and control subjects in their adaptive und maladaptive regulation of negative emotions. We assessed emotion regulation strategies using the German self-report questionnaire FEEL-KJ in a sample of adolescents with depression (n = 57) and controls (n = 57). We found that adolescents with depression reported using less adaptive strategies and more maladaptive strategies for dealing with the negative emotions anxiety, sadness and anger than control subjects. Our findings indicate that adolescents with depression showed difficulties with regard to different negative emotions that should be considered in intervention.