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Positive Emotion Dysregulation: A Metacognitive Perspective.
Giovanni Mansueto1,2, Sara Palmieri3,4, Lucia Salatini3
1Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
|June 27, 2025
Summary
Metacognitive beliefs, which influence how individuals think about their thoughts, are linked to difficulties in regulating positive emotions. Targeting these beliefs may help reduce positive emotion dysregulation.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Background:
- Emotion dysregulation is a significant factor in psychological distress.
- The metacognitive model provides a framework for understanding emotion dysregulation.
- Research has primarily focused on negative emotion dysregulation, with less attention to positive emotions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the association between metacognitive beliefs and positive emotion dysregulation.
- To investigate this relationship in both general population and clinical samples.
- To identify specific metacognitive beliefs linked to difficulties in positive emotion regulation.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 436 participants from the general population and 133 outpatients.
- Assessment of positive emotion dysregulation, metacognitive beliefs, and affective symptoms.
- Statistical analyses including t-tests, chi-square tests, correlation, and hierarchical multiple linear regression.
Main Results:
- In the general population, specific metacognitive beliefs (e.g., about worry, uncontrollability of thoughts) were associated with poorer acceptance of positive emotions and difficulties in goal-directed behavior and behavioral control during positive emotions.
- In the clinical sample, negative beliefs about thought uncontrollability and lack of cognitive confidence were linked to difficulties in goal-directed behavior and behavioral control during positive emotions.
- Outpatients reported more severe positive emotion dysregulation and higher endorsement of metacognitive beliefs compared to the general population.
Conclusions:
- Positive emotion dysregulation is associated with the endorsement of metacognitive beliefs in both general and clinical populations.
- Metacognitive beliefs represent a potential therapeutic target for improving the regulation of positive emotions.
- Metacognitive Therapy approaches may be beneficial for addressing positive emotion dysregulation.
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