Longitudinal Relations Between Emotion Regulation and Internalizing Symptoms in Emerging Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Niu, Xinran; Taylor, Morgan M.; Wicks, Jennifer J.; Fassett-Carman, Alyssa N.; Moser, Amelia D.; Neilson, Chiara; Peterson, Elena C.; Kaiser, Roselinde H.; Snyder, Hannah R.

doi:10.1007/s10608-023-10366-9

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“…Fourth, although the study was not related to the COVID‐19 outbreak, the data was collected at a significant time, given the restrictive measures and their implications in terms of loneliness. Indeed, many studies highlighted the negative consequences that the pandemic had on the mental health and social relations of individuals, with increased levels of anxiety/depressive symptoms and loneliness that were reported (Guadagni, Umilta' & Iaria, 2020; Luchetti, Lee, Aschwanden et al ., 2020; Niu et al ., 2023).…”

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“…Reduced emotion regulation and empathic abilities have been shown to be linked to an adverse mental health status, with increased rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms (D'Avanzato, Joormann, Siemer & Gotlib, 2013; Niu, Taylor, Wicks et al ., 2023; Schäfer, Naumann, Holmes, Tuschen‐Caffier & Samson, 2017; Tone & Tully, 2014) and loneliness (Di Tella, Adenzato, Castelli & Ghiggia, 2023).…”

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Emotional competencies and psychological distress: Is loneliness a mediating factor?

Ghiggia,

Castelli,

Adenzato

et al. 2023

Scandinavian J Psychology

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Emotional competencies, such as emotion regulation and empathy, are essential for social interaction. Impairment of these skills has been associated with increased rates of anxiety/depressive symptoms and loneliness, which has been defined as the discrepancy between the desired and actual quality and quantity of social relationships a person maintains. The aim of the present study was to shed light on the associations between these constructs and to examine the possible mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between emotional competencies and anxiety/depressive symptoms in a sample of non‐clinical individuals. A total of 298 participants were recruited for this study and were asked to complete a series of measures assessing difficulties in emotion regulation, empathy, loneliness, and anxiety/depressive symptoms. Regression and mediation models were tested to analyze the associations between these variables. Results showed that reduced emotional competencies in emotion regulation and empathy were both directly and indirectly associated with increased anxiety/depressive symptoms and emotional loneliness, which in turn was related to higher levels of psychological distress (with a partial mediation of loneliness). Overall, the present findings seem to indicate that emotional competencies play a key role in the experience of loneliness and psychological distress. Therefore, individuals reporting high levels of loneliness in combination with anxious/depressive symptoms should receive appropriate assessment and treatment of emotion regulation and empathic skills.

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Emotional competencies and psychological distress: Is loneliness a mediating factor?

Ghiggia,

Castelli,

Adenzato

et al. 2023

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…According to Nui et al [20], maladaptive emotional regulation is a risk factor, while an adaptative emotional regulation is a resilience factor that contributed to a decrease in the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nui et al [20] emphasized that emotion regulation means that cognitive and behavioral strategies are applied to modulate emotional responses. Emotion regulation strategies are maladaptive when they are associated with negative outcomes (e.g., more anxiety) and imply rumination, catastrophizing, and self-blame.…”

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“…The influence of social factors is also important [17,18]. Understanding specific coping strategies, whether maladaptive or adaptative, is also a relevant point [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

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Emotions and Coping: “What I Feel about It, Gives Me More Strategies to Deal with It?”

de Sousa,

Vinagre,

Viseu

et al. 2024

Psych

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Background: Personal emotions and affects have been identified and studied in the context of pandemics, as well as coping strategies centered on emotional regulation or the balance between positive and negative emotions. Objectives: The objectives of this paper are to identify an emotion and affect structure in our sample and analyze the relationship of these dimensions with resilient coping in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This study employed a cross-sectional design that involved a non-probabilistic sample with 598 participants over the age of 18, with 51.1% being female, and an average age of 40.73 years. First, the emotional structure was identified through principal component analysis (PCA). Secondly, a linear regression analysis was performed to investigate emotional dimensions as predictors of coping. Results: A valid and reliable emotional structure with four dimensions was identified. The regression model revealed that coping is positively associated with the active and positive dimension and negatively correlated with the negative and moral dimensions. Conclusions: Emotional dimensions are predictors of coping, with moral and negative dimensions having a negative effect, while active and positive dimensions have a positive effect. When designing interventions for coping strategies, multiple dimensions of emotions and affective states in people who are in vulnerable situations must be considered.

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“…Emotion regulation is a process by which individuals regulate their emotions based on the environment and the way people change their emotional responses. 35 It is composed of external and internal processes responsible for detecting, evaluating, and changing emotional responses. 36 According to emotional dynamics, individuals show differential features in intensity, rise time, range, persistence, and recovery of their emotional responses.…”

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A Cross-Sectional Association Between Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior and Anxiety in Academic College Students: Mediating Role of Negative Emotions and Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation

Wen,

Cai,

et al. 2023

PRBM

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Purpose The study aims to explore the relationship and potential mechanisms between screen time and anxiety and have a clear understanding of the role of negative emotions and emotion regulation, thus providing guidance for Chinese college students to improve mental health. Methods We conducted a questionnaire survey by selecting 1721 academic college students from 6 colleges and universities in 5 provinces in China, and the data were analyzed through the Process program of SPSS for mediating effect and moderating effect. Results There is a significant positive relationship between screen time and anxiety, negative emotions play a mediating role between the two (indirect effect = 0.32, p < 0.001), mediating effect accounts for 59.88% of the total effect, and emotion regulation regulates the direct relationship between screen time and anxiety (interaction effect = 0.027, p < 0.001). Conclusion This study sheds light on the potential mechanisms by which screen time affects anxiety in academic college students, providing a fresh perspective on anxiety reduction. Screen time positively affects anxiety levels, where negative emotions have a mediating role and emotion regulation has a moderating role. In the future, we can control screen ++time, increase physical activities, reduce negative emotions, and improve the emotional regulation ability to relieve anxiety, so as to improve the mental health of academic college students, and expect to have a positive impact on future learning, life, and planning.

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Longitudinal Relations Between Emotion Regulation and Internalizing Symptoms in Emerging Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Cited by 9 publications

References 74 publications

Emotional competencies and psychological distress: Is loneliness a mediating factor?

Emotional competencies and psychological distress: Is loneliness a mediating factor?

Emotions and Coping: “What I Feel about It, Gives Me More Strategies to Deal with It?”

A Cross-Sectional Association Between Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior and Anxiety in Academic College Students: Mediating Role of Negative Emotions and Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation

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