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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Differences in affect integration in children with and without internalizing difficulties.
Charlotte Fiskum1,2, Tonje Grønning Andersen1, Unni Tanum Johns3
1Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
Children with internalizing difficulties show less affect integration, particularly in emotional expressivity, anger, and sadness. This highlights the importance of assessing affect integration for personalized therapeutic interventions in children.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Child Psychiatry
Background:
- Affective experiences are crucial for self-regulation and understanding the world.
- Poor affect integration is linked to psychopathology.
- Limited research exists on affect integration in children.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate differences in affect integration between children with and without internalizing difficulties.
- To identify specific affective dimensions and categories affected by internalizing problems.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Affect Consciousness Interview (ACI) to assess affect integration in 57 Norwegian children (aged 9-13).
- Analyzed data across nine affective categories and four dimensions of affect integration.
- Compared children with internalizing difficulties (n=33) to a control group (n=24).
Main Results:
- Significant differences in affect integration were observed across all dimensions and affects (positive and negative).
- Children with internalizing problems exhibited less integrated Emotional Expressivity, Anger/Rage, and Sadness/Despair.
- Affect integration deficits were evident in both positive and negative affective experiences.
Conclusions:
- Affect integration assessment offers valuable insights into underlying factors of childhood internalizing problems.
- Findings can guide personalized therapeutic interventions for children.
- Early intersubjective experiences are recommended to enhance affect integration in children.
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