Attachment style and emotional eating in bariatric surgery candidates: The mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation

Abstract Adolescence is a period of achieving emotion regulation skills. One of the main responsibilities of adolescents is to learn adaptive emotion regulation and personal autonomy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation in the attachment styles of adolescents with conduct disorders. This was a cross-sectional and correlational study. The study consisted of 105 adolescent residing in detention centers in the southeast of Iran using multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected using various questionnaires such as the Inventory of Parents and Peer Attachment-Revised (IPPA-R), the Difficulties of Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Information was analyzed using path analysis. The results show parental attachment and difficulties in emotion regulation significantly contribute to the prediction of conduct problems. A sense of alienation causes conduct disorders through disturbance in emotional regulation, but trust and communication with parents are only indirectly related to conduct disorders by disturbances in emotional regulation. As attachment is closely correlated with emotional regulation and difficulties in emotion regulation also lead to the conduct disorders, it is suggested to train emotion regulation in adolescents and their families with the aim of shaping relationships that will lead to the formation of a secure attachment style in the child.

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Stress and delay discounting: The mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.035 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 144 ◽

pp. 56-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Marta Malesza

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Delay Discounting ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Difficulties In Emotion Regulation

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Attachment characteristics and emotion regulation difficulties among maladaptive and normal daydreamers

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-01546-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra Sándor ◽

Antal Bugán ◽

Attila Nagy ◽

Lilla Stella Bogdán ◽

Judit Molnár

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Functional Impairment ◽

Potential Role ◽

Early Attachment ◽

Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽

Specific Attachment ◽

Attachment Style Questionnaire ◽

Maladaptive Daydreaming

AbstractMaladaptive daydreaming is an excessive form of daydreaming which causes significant distress and functional impairment to the affected individuals. Research on maladaptive daydreaming has intensified in recent years, but its pathogenesis has not yet been clearly elucidated. The aim of the study was to examine the attachment characteristics and the difficulties in emotion regulation among maladaptive and normal daydreamers. 717 individuals were recruited online, 106 of whom were screened as maladaptive daydreamers. The results of the Attachment Style Questionnaire revealed a specific attachment style among maladaptive daydreamers, who were characterized by ‘Ambivalent-fearful’ attachment characteristics, while normal daydreamers showed ‘Secure-independent’ attachment style. Regarding emotion regulation difficulties, maladaptive daydreamers showed a significantly higher level of deficit on each subscale of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale compared to normal daydreamers. The findings highlighted the potential role of early attachment experiences in the etiology and pathogenesis of maladaptive daydreaming, as well as the presence of severe emotion regulation deficits among problematic daydreamers. The results revealed by the present study might give contributions to the development of psychotherapeutical treatment of maladaptive daydreaming.

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Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Alexithymia

Europe’s Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5964/ejop.v10i2.671 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 352-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mohammad Ali Besharat ◽

Vahideh Shahidi

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽

Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Regulation Strategies ◽

The Relationship

The main objective of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia. Five hundred and thirty six undergraduate students (282 girls, 254 boys) from public universities in Tehran participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete the Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI), the Farsi version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (FTAS-20), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). The results illustrated a significant negative correlation between secure attachment style and alexithymia. Moreover, the results revealed a significant positive correlation between avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles with alexithymia. Regression analysis showed that both adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, have a mediating role on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia. Secure and insecure attachment styles predicted changes in alexithymia through adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in opposite directions. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia is partial.

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The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation With Internet Addiction Among College Students

Quarterly of Horizon of Medical Sciences ◽

10.32598/hms.26.1.3108 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 38-53

Author(s):

Zahra Piri ◽

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Mojtaba Amiri Majd ◽

Saeideh Bazzazian ◽

Mohammad Ghamari ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Coping Strategy ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Maladaptive Coping ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽

The Relationship

Aims: This study aims to assess the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between Difficulties in Emotion Regulation (DER) and Internet Addiction (IA) among college students. Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive-correlational study. Participants were 375 students of Islamic Azad University of Karaj Branch in 2018 who were selected using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected via self-report using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Coping Responses Inventory, and Internet Addiction Questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed in SPSS v. 25 using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and concurrent hierarchical linear regression analysis (using Baron & Kenny approach). Findings: A significant relationship was observed between DER and maladaptive coping strategy (P<0.05, r=0.527), between IA and maladaptive coping strategy (P<0.05, r=0.386), and between DER and IA (P<0.05, r=0.548). Hierarchical regression analysis results showed that maladaptive coping strategy was the mediator of the relationship between DER and IA. Conclusion: DER is associated with IA and has a positive impact on maladaptive coping strategy of students, which can increase their IA.

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