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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
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Temperamental negative affect, emotion-specific regulation, and concurrent internalizing and externalizing pathology
Kirsten D Leaberry1, Paul J Rosen2, Kelly E Slaughter2
1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Life Sciences Building, Room 317, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA. kirsten.leaberry@louisville.edu.
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
|March 25, 2019
Summary
Children with ADHD often struggle with negative emotions. This study found that difficulty regulating anger fully explained the link between negative temperament and externalizing behaviors in children with ADHD.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Emotional Regulation
Background:
- Children with ADHD exhibit high negative affect and comorbid internalizing/externalizing issues.
- Understanding emotion regulation's role is crucial for ADHD psychopathology.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how emotion-specific regulation mediates the link between negative affectivity and psychopathology in ADHD.
- To differentiate the roles of anger and sadness dysregulation.
Main Methods:
- Forty parents of children (ages 8-11) reported on child temperament, emotion dysregulation (anger, sadness), and psychopathology.
- Children also completed measures of emotion-specific dysregulation.
Main Results:
- Anger dysregulation fully accounted for the association between negative temperament and externalizing problems.
- Sadness dysregulation did not mediate the link between negative temperament and internalizing problems.
Conclusions:
- Anger dysregulation is a key factor linking negative affectivity to externalizing behaviors in children with ADHD.
- Findings highlight the importance of targeting anger regulation in ADHD treatment for externalizing behaviors.
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