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  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Emotion dysregulation is central to disordered personality traits.
  • Limited research explores the link between personality traits and emotion regulation strategies in older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between disordered personality traits and emotion regulation strategies in older adults.
  • To examine how specific disordered personality traits correlate with emotion regulation difficulties and strategy use.

Main Methods:

  • 210 older adults (mean age 66 years) completed questionnaires.
  • Measures included disordered personality traits, emotion regulation strategies, and emotion regulation difficulties.

Main Results:

  • Disordered personality traits showed a stronger association with emotion regulation difficulties than with strategy use frequency.
  • Each of the five disordered traits had distinct correlation profiles with emotion regulation measures.
  • Detachment was unrelated to strategy use, while anankastia related to both engagement and disengagement strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Disordered personality traits are significantly associated with challenges in emotion regulation among older adults.
  • The specific nature of this association varies across different personality traits, highlighting trait-specific emotion regulation patterns.