Adult Attachment, Affect Regulation, Negative Mood, and Interpersonal Problems: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Reactivity and Emotional Cutoff.

ABSTRACT Objective To explore distinctive links between specific depressive symptoms (e.g., anhedonia, ineffectiveness, interpersonal problems, negative mood, and negative self-esteem) and cyberbullying victimization (CBV). Methods This cross-sectional study collected data from 268 adolescents between the ages of 13 to 15 years-old (50.7% female) who responded to the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) and to the Revised Cyberbullying Inventory (RCBI). Results CBV was positively associated with all CDI’s domains (anhedonia, ineffectiveness, interpersonal problems, negative mood, and negative self-esteem). Demographics – such as age and gender – were not significant in explaining CBV. However, ineffectiveness (B = .46, p = .04) and negative mood (B = .37, p < .05) significantly predicted CBV. Conclusion This study reports the first Brazilian examination of the links existing between CBV and specific types of depressive symptoms. Data reinforce the negative impact of cyberbullying experiences on youth’s mental health, highlighting stronger associations between negative mood and CBV, which could inform more tailored interventions.

Download Full-text

Affect regulation in depressed and nondepressed children and young adolescents

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579400006362 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 93-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 111

Author(s):

Judy Garber ◽

Nancy Braafladt ◽

Bahr Weiss

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Affect Regulation ◽

Negative Mood ◽

Future Research ◽

Young Adolescents ◽

Older Children ◽

Game Situation ◽

Regulation Strategies ◽

Children And Young Adolescents

AbstractThe present study examined children's reported frequency and efficacy of strategies for regulating their negative affect in response to a description of a particular affiliative (fight with a friend) or achievement (loss at a game) situation. The 275 children were in kindergarten through eighth grade; they completed the Children's Depression Inventory and either the “Fight” or “Game” version of the Child Affect Questionnaire (CAQ-F or CAQ-G). Children who endorsed higher levels of depressive symptoms generally reported using affect regulation strategies significantly less often than did nondepressed children, and they rated these responses as significantly less effective in altering their negative mood. Depressed girls rated mother-initiated affect regulation strategies as less effective than did nondepressed girls. Younger children rated both self- and mother-initiated strategies as more effective than did older children. Several directions for future research are suggested.

Download Full-text

Affect Regulation Skills for Parents

RAINBOW ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190609139.003.0004 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 32-40

Author(s):

Amy E. West ◽

Sally M. Weinstein ◽

Mani N. Pavuluri

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Affect Regulation ◽

Emotional Reactivity ◽

Treatment Protocol ◽

At Home

Session 3 of the RAINBOW treatment protocol focuses on developing routines (ingredient R: Routine of RAINBOW) and improving affect regulation (ingredient A: Affect regulation of RAINBOW), and is conducted individually with the parent/caregiver(s). After a review of the previous week’s work by the therapist and parents, the parents are first engaged in a task to help establish predictable routines at home to minimize their child’s emotional reactivity. Parents are then encouraged to share their own feelings surrounding parenting a child with bipolar disorder. Last, the therapist and the parents develop ways to improve the identification, communication, and management of difficult feelings.

Download Full-text