scholarly journals Daily interpersonal tensions and well-being among older adults: The role of emotion regulation strategies.

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira S. Birditt ◽  
Courtney A. Polenick ◽  
Gloria Luong ◽  
Susan T. Charles ◽  
Karen L. Fingerman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Regulation Strategies

scholarly journals Affective Fear of Crime and Its Association with Depressive Feelings and Life Satisfaction in Advanced Age: Cognitive Emotion Regulation as a Moderator?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4727
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Golovchanova ◽  
Katja Boersma ◽  
Henrik Andershed ◽  
Karin Hellfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Depressive Feelings ◽  
Regulation Strategies

Fear of crime is a substantial problem for older adults and is associated with reduced subjective well-being. However, less is known about factors that could moderate the associations between fear of crime and mental health problems and well-being in advanced age. Cognitive emotion regulation could serve as a potentially buffering factor for adverse health outcomes related to fear of crime due to its potential importance in managing feelings when facing threatening situations. The current study investigated the associations between affective fear of crime with depressive feelings and life satisfaction and examined whether adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies moderated these associations in a sample of older adults (age 64–106) in Sweden (N = 622). The results showed that affective fear of crime was associated with more depressive feelings, less life satisfaction, and more frequent use of such maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies as rumination, catastrophizing, and blaming others. Moreover, rumination and self-blame moderated the associations between affective fear of crime and life satisfaction. Adaptive emotion regulation strategies were not associated with affective fear of crime and did not decrease the strength of its association with depressive feelings and with life satisfaction. These findings allow us to conclude that maladaptive emotion regulation could be considered a vulnerability factor in the association of fear of crime with life satisfaction.

On Emotion Regulation Strategies and Well-Being: The Role of Passion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane C. St-Louis ◽  
Maylys Rapaport ◽  
Léandre Chénard Poirier ◽  
Robert J. Vallerand ◽  
Stéphane Dandeneau
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Regulation Strategies

The role of cognitive biases and emotion regulation strategies when facing major stressors: ecological evidence during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020 using a novel online cognitive bias assessment (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Blanco ◽  
Teresa Boemo ◽  
Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Cognitive Bias ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Interpretation Biases ◽  
Regulation Strategies

BACKGROUND Extant research supports a causal role of cognitive biases on stress regulation under experimental conditions. However, their contribution to psychological adjustment in the face of ecological major stressors has been largely unstudied. OBJECTIVE We developed a novel online method to provide an ecological examination of attention and interpretation biases during major stress (ie, the COVID-19 lockdown suffered in March/April 2020) and tested their relations with the use of emotion regulation strategies (ie, reappraisal and rumination), to account for individual differences in psychological adjustment to major COVID-related stressors (ie, low depression and anxiety, high well-being and resilience). METHODS Participants completed an online protocol evaluating the psychological impact of COVID-related stressors and the use of emotion regulation strategies in response to them, during the initial weeks of the lockdown of March/April 2020. They also completed a new online cognitive task, designed to remotely assess attention and interpretation biases for negative information. The psychometric properties of the online cognitive bias assessments were very good, supporting their feasibility for ecological evaluation. RESULTS Structural equation models showed that negative interpretation bias was a direct predictor of worst psychological adjustment (higher depression and anxiety, lower well-being and resilience) [χ2 (gl) = 7.57 (9); RMSEA = .000]. Further, rumination mediated the influence of interpretation bias in anxiety and resilience (P = .045; P = .001, respectively), whereas reappraisal acted as a mediator of the influence of both attention and interpretation biases in well-being (P = .047; P = .041, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This research highlights the relevance of individual processes of attention and interpretation during periods of adversity and identifies modifiable protective factors that can be targeted through online interventions.

scholarly journals Age Differences in Beliefs About Emotion Regulation Strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M Livingstone ◽  
Vanessa L Castro ◽  
Derek M Isaacowitz
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Regulation Strategies

Abstract Objectives Age shifts in emotion regulation may be rooted in beliefs about different strategies. We test whether there are age differences in the beliefs people hold about specific emotion regulation strategies derived from the process model of emotion regulation and whether profiles of emotion beliefs vary by age. Method An adult life-span sample (N = 557) sorted 13 emotion regulation strategies either by (a) how effective the strategies would be or (b) how likely they would be to use them, in 15 negative emotion-eliciting situations. Results Younger adults ranked attentional and cognitive distraction more effective than older adults, and preferred avoidance, distraction, and rumination more (and attentional deployment less) than middle-aged and older adults. Latent profile analysis on preferences identified three distinct strategy profiles: Classically adaptive regulators preferred a variety of strategies; situation modifiers showed strong preferences for changing situations; a small percentage of people preferred avoidance and rumination. Middle-aged and older adults were more likely than younger adults to be classically adaptive regulators (as opposed to situation modifiers or avoiders/ruminators). Discussion These findings provide insight into the reasons people of different ages may select and implement different emotion regulation strategies, which may influence their emotional well-being.

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

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Soheila Imanparvar ◽  
Meysam Ghasemi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Behavioral Activation ◽  
Regulation System ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Behavioral Activation System ◽  
Activation System ◽  
Regulation Strategies

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.

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