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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Ebony A Walker1,2, Evan J White1,3, Chrysantha Davis1
1Laureate Institute for Brain Research, 6655 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74136, USA.
Abstract:
Emotion regulation is an important construct that is often dysfunctional in psychopathology. This investigation used a community-based clinical sample to examine whether mood and anxiety disorder individuals show distinguishable patterns of emotion regulation. Participants (n = 193) were recruited from the community and completed self-report questionnaires measuring emotion regulation, depression, anxiety, rumination, and traumatic experiences. K-means clustering was used to establish distinct emotion regulation profiles. Analysis showed that low adaptive regulators reported higher depression, anxiety, and rumination than high adaptive regulators. The results support our hypothesis that there are distinct patterns of emotion regulation dysfunction among individuals with mood and anxiety disorders. Experimental methods combined with self-report measures can clarify the directionality and potential causality in the relationship between different emotion regulation deficits and symptom severity. In conclusion, among many with mood and anxiety disorders, poor emotional regulation links to higher depression, anxiety, and rumination, emphasizing its therapeutic significance.
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