Examining the role of cognitive bias in emotion regulation

Positive Group ◽

Before And After ◽

Emotion Regulation Strategy ◽

Individuals experiencing depressive symptoms interpret ambiguous situations negatively and use helpful emotion regulation strategies less often than those without symptoms. Theory suggests these strategies are used less due to interference from negatively biased interpretations. This study examined whether interpretation bias interferes with emotion regulation by experimentally manipulating interpretations in a positive or negative direction. Method: Undergraduate students were randomly assigned to positive and negative bias training groups. Interpretation bias and emotion regulation questionnaires were completed before and after training. Results: The training succeeded in inducing bias change only for the positive group, and emotion regulation strategy use did not change in either group. Discussion: Interpretation bias was not found to affect emotion regulation. Possible explanations include: bias change in the positive group was not large enough to alter emotion regulation; the task eliciting emotion regulation was ill-suited for this study; and interpretation bias and emotion regulation are unrelated.

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 ◽

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.

The role of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and social anxiety in problematic smartphone and social media use

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2021.110647 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 173 ◽

pp. 110647

Author(s):

Andras N. Zsido ◽

Nikolett Arato ◽

Andras Lang ◽

Beatrix Labadi ◽

Diana Stecina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

Media Use ◽

Social Media Use ◽

The Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies and Behavioral Activation System (BAS) in Social Adjustment of Adolescents With Conduct Disorder

Modern Applied Science ◽

10.5539/mas.v10n10p75 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Soheila Imanparvar ◽

Meysam Ghasemi

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Conduct Disorder ◽

Social Adjustment ◽

Behavioral Activation ◽

Regulation System ◽

Behavioral Activation System ◽

Activation System ◽

The purpose of this research was to explain the role of emotion regulation strategies and behavioral activation system (BAS) in social adjustment of adolescents with conduct disorder. The method of study is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population included all junior high school students in Ardabil in 2016. The sampling was conducted by the multistage cluster method and then 50 subjects with conduct disorder were selected as the sample group using this method. Data of the present study were collected using Rutter behavioral disorders questionnaire (form B), students adjustment questionnaire, emotion regulation questionnaire and activation system and behavioral inhibition questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient test and regression analysis using SPSS software. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between social adjustment and behavioral activation (BAS) and emotion regulation system (P<0.05). Also, the results of regression analysis showed that behavioral activation and emotion regulation system can significantly explain 16% variances in social adjustment of students with conduct disorders. Accordingly, it can be concluded that behavioral activation and emotion regulation system plays a role in social adjustment.

Primary and secondary psychopathic traits: The role of attachment and cognitive emotion regulation strategies

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2021.111106 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 182 ◽

pp. 111106

Author(s):

Melina Nicole Kyranides ◽

Louiza Neofytou

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Psychopathic Traits ◽

The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies on the association between rejection sensitivity, aggression, withdrawal, and prosociality.

Emotion ◽

10.1037/emo0000908 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Erica Casini ◽

Claudia Glemser ◽

Mattia Premoli ◽

Emanuele Preti ◽

Juliette Richetin

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Rejection Sensitivity ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Childhood Trauma and Current Depression Among Chinese University Students: a Moderated Mediation Model of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Neuroticism

10.21203/rs.3.rs-952859/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qianqian Chu ◽

Xiang Wang ◽

Rui Yao ◽

Jie Fan ◽

Ya Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

University Students ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Abstract Background: Childhood trauma (CT) is considered as a highly risk factor for depression. Although the pathway of CT to depression, especially the mediating or moderating effects of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) or neuroticism, have investigated by several studies, the results were inconsistent and there is a paucity of full models among these interactive factors. This study aims to examine the relationships among CT, adaptive / maladaptive CERS, neuroticism and current depression symptoms in university students.Methods: We recruited 3009 students, aged averagely 18.00 (SD = 0.772) years, from universities in Hunan province in 2019. A moderated mediation model was built to examine the relationships among CT, CERS, neuroticism and current depression using the SPSS PROCESS 3.5 macro. We conducted bootstrapping of regression estimates with 5,000 samples and 95% confidence interval.Results:Results revealed that the significant mediating effects of adaptive CERS (β = 0.0117; 95% CI: 0.0061 to 0.0181) and maladaptive CERS (β = 0.0278; 95% CI: 0.0161 to 0.0401) between CT and depression were observed, accounting for 5.690% and 13.521% of the total effect respectively. Then, moderated mediation analyses results showed that neuroticism simultaneously moderated the direct effect of CT on current depression (β = 0.035; 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.009), and the indirect effects of CT on current depression through adaptive CERS (adaptive CERS – current depression: β = -0.034; 95% CI: -0.007 to -0.001) and maladaptive CERS (maladaptive CERS – current depression: β = 0.157; 95% CI: 0.017 to 0.025). However, the moderating effects of neuroticism in the indirect paths from CT to adaptive CERS (β = 0.037; 95% CI: 0.000 to 0.014) and maladaptive CERS (β = -0.001; 95% CI: -0.006 to 0.005) were not significant.Conclusions: This study provides powerful evidences through a large university students sample for the mediating role of adaptive / maladaptive CERS and the moderating role of neuroticism between CT and current depression. This manifests that cognitive emotion regulation may be a vital factor for people who suffered from CT and current depression. Furthermore, the influence of neuroticism in this process cannot be ignored.

Emotion regulation from early adolescence to emerging adulthood and middle adulthood

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025413515405 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 182-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 231

Author(s):

Peter Zimmermann ◽

Alexandra Iwanski

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Early Adolescence ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Developmental Changes ◽

Middle Adulthood ◽

Age Related ◽

Emotion Regulation Strategy ◽

Regulation Strategies ◽

Age Range

Despite the growing research on emotion regulation, the empirical evidence for normative age-related emotion regulation patterns is rather divergent. From a life-span perspective, normative age changes in emotion regulation may be more salient applying the same methodological approach on a broad age range examining both growth and decline during development. In addition, emotion-specific developmental patterns might show differential developmental trends. The present study examined age differences in seven emotion regulation strategies from early adolescence (age 11) to middle adulthood (age 50) for the three emotions of sadness, fear, and anger. The results showed specific developmental changes in the use of emotion regulation strategies for each of the three emotions. In addition, results suggest age-specific increases and decreases in many emotion regulation strategies, with a general trend to increasing adaptive emotion regulation. Specifically, middle adolescence shows the smallest emotion regulation strategy repertoire. Gender differences appeared for most emotion regulation strategies. The findings suggest that the development of emotion regulation should be studied in an emotion-specific manner, as a perspective solely on general emotion regulation either under- or overestimates existing emotion-specific developmental changes.