Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies Moderate the Relationship Between Psychological Abuse and Avoidant Coping

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1553-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra Shepherd-McMullen ◽  
Jack Mearns ◽  
Julie E. Stokes ◽  
Mindy B. Mechanic
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies ◽  
Negative Mood Regulation ◽  
The Relationship

Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation Among Youth in Grades 4 to 8

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-425
Author(s):  
Jeff Laurent ◽  
Aaron Roome ◽  
Salvatore J. Catanzaro ◽  
Jack Mearns ◽  
Colin Harbke
Keyword(s):  
Negative Mood ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies ◽  
Affective Symptoms ◽  
Negative Mood Regulation ◽  
Generalized Expectancies ◽  
The Relationship

Negative mood regulation expectancies (NMRE) represent people’s beliefs that they can use behaviors and cognitions to alleviate unpleasant emotional states. The relationship between NMRE and measures of affect, coping, depression, and anxiety with youth in Grades 4 through 8 ( N = 539) was examined. In hierarchical regressions, scores on an NMRE scale predicted depression, but not anxiety, independent of positive affect, negative affect, adaptive coping, and avoidant coping. Results were consistent with those found with college students and adults, suggesting the NMRE construct can add to our understanding of how youth deal with negative moods. Assessing NMRE in youth may help identify those at risk for developing affective symptoms, and provide a useful index of progress in therapeutic interventions.

Alexithymia and Adult Attachment: Investigating the Mediating Role of Fear of Intimacy and Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110102
Author(s):  
Dawid Konrad Scigala ◽  
Matteo Angelo Fabris ◽  
Laura Badenes-Ribera ◽  
Elzbieta Zdankiewicz-Scigala ◽  
Iwona Hintertan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Fear Of Intimacy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies ◽  
Negative Mood Regulation ◽  
The Relationship

Literature suggests an association between alexithymia and insecure adult attachment, but the mediation factors involved in this relationship are under-investigated. The study was carried out to test the possible mediation roles of the fear of intimacy and negative mood regulation expectancies in explaining this relationship. A convenience sample of 258 Polish adults (mean age: 30; 45% male), completed self-reporting measures related to adult attachment (RAAS), alexithymia (TAS-20), fear of intimacy (FIS) and negative mood regulation expectancies (NMRE). The results showed that alexithymia directly and indirectly predicts insecure adult attachment. Alexithymia positively predicts the fear of intimacy, which, in turn, positively predicts insecure adult attachment. Finally, alexithymia negatively predicts NMRE which, in turn, predict insecure adult attachment. It emerges from our data that the fear of intimacy and NMRE may be mediating factors in the relationship between alexithymia and adult attachment. Limitations, future directions of research and guidance for intervention are discussed.

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