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Fu X, Franchak JM, MacNeill LA, Gunther KE, Borjon JI, Yurkovic-Harding J, Harding S, Bradshaw J, Pérez-Edgar KE. Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide. Behav Res Methods 2024:10.3758/s13428-024-02473-6. [PMID: 39147949 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-024-02473-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Eye tracking provides direct, temporally and spatially sensitive measures of eye gaze. It can capture visual attention patterns from infancy through adulthood. However, commonly used screen-based eye tracking (SET) paradigms are limited in their depiction of how individuals process information as they interact with the environment in "real life". Mobile eye tracking (MET) records participant-perspective gaze in the context of active behavior. Recent technological developments in MET hardware enable researchers to capture egocentric vision as early as infancy and across the lifespan. However, challenges remain in MET data collection, processing, and analysis. The present paper aims to provide an introduction and practical guide to starting researchers in the field to facilitate the use of MET in psychological research with a wide range of age groups. First, we provide a general introduction to MET. Next, we briefly review MET studies in adults and children that provide new insights into attention and its roles in cognitive and socioemotional functioning. We then discuss technical issues relating to MET data collection and provide guidelines for data quality inspection, gaze annotations, data visualization, and statistical analyses. Lastly, we conclude by discussing the future directions of MET implementation. Open-source programs for MET data quality inspection, data visualization, and analysis are shared publicly.
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- Xiaoxue Fu
- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Texas Center for Learning Disorders, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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Hollenstein T, Faulkner K. Adolescent digital emotion regulation. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2024. [PMID: 39119778 DOI: 10.1111/jora.13009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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The maturation of effective emotion regulation (ER) skills is a core achievement of adolescence and youth are now developing their ER habits and skills in a hybrid reality of digital and non-digital experiences. We present a new model of adolescent digital emotion regulation as a conceptual framework to help guide burgeoning research in this area. We distinguish two primary processes: the regulation of emotions that have been elicited within digital contexts (i.e., the regulation of digitally induced emotions), and how youth regulate their emotions through digital means (i.e., digitally regulated emotion). Following the explication of different pathways in the model and consideration of the affordances of digital contexts, we highlight how this framework connects to theory and guides future research.
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- Tom Hollenstein
- Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Mikkelsen MB, O'Toole MS, Elkjaer E, Mehlsen M. The effect of age on emotion regulation patterns in daily life: Findings from an experience sampling study. Scand J Psychol 2024; 65:231-239. [PMID: 37750248 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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The present experience sampling study investigated the effect of age on emotion regulation patterns (i.e., emotion regulation strategy effectiveness, variability, and differentiation) in daily life. The study further explored the implications of potential age differences in emotion regulation patterns for well-being. A sample of 406 adults (age range: 18-81, 62.8% female) were prompted five times a day for seven days to rate momentary emotions, emotion regulation strategy use, and emotion regulation strategy effectiveness. Based on these ratings, indicators of emotion regulation variability and differentiation were calculated. Well-being outcomes included daily positive and negative emotions, and symptoms of depression and anxiety assessed at baseline. The findings revealed reduced emotion regulation variability with age and a negative association between emotion regulation variability and well-being. There were no associations between age and emotion regulation effectiveness or differentiation. Emotion regulation effectiveness was associated with more positive and less negative daily emotions, and these associations were stronger for younger adults compared to older adults. Drawing on prominent lifespan theories, the findings may indicate that as people age, they select and apply a few strategies that they know will be effective given the context and their resources which leads to reduced emotion regulation variability but ultimately more well-being. Concerning emotion regulation effectiveness, the findings suggest that effectiveness is less important for emotional well-being in daily life in older adulthood possibly because well-being is determined by other factors (e.g., less frequent and more predictable stressors) with age.
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Isaacowitz DM, English T. Beyond strategies: The when and why of emotion regulation in aging. Curr Opin Psychol 2024; 56:101763. [PMID: 38113668 PMCID: PMC10939930 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Most research to date on potential age differences in emotion regulation has focused on whether older adults differ from younger adults in how they manage their emotions. We argue for a broader consideration of the possible effects of aging on emotion regulation by moving beyond tests of age differences in strategy use to also consider when and why emotion regulation takes place. That is, we encourage deeper consideration of contextual factors that spark regulation as well as the goals and motives underlying individuals' attempts to regulate their emotions. There may be age-related variation in all, some, or none of these components of emotion regulation. Descriptive work across all dimensions of emotion regulation is necessary to test and refine theories of emotional aging.
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, United States
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Riediger M, Rauers A. Daily affect across adulthood and into old age: Recent advances from ambulatory research. Curr Opin Psychol 2024; 56:101767. [PMID: 38103283 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Ambulatory research - such as daily-diary or experience sampling studies - captures experiences as they naturally occur in people's daily lives. It shows that older adults' daily affective experiences, on average, are more positive and more stable, compared to younger age groups. Recent advances in ambulatory research contribute a more refined understanding beyond the valence dimension, demonstrating that the arousal of affective experiences matters as well, and that discrete emotions, such as sadness, may be differently prevalent and adaptive in different phases of adulthood. Another recent contribution is evidence that cross-sectional adult age differences in daily affect may not map onto within-person change over time. While longitudinal improvement in daily affect is observed across young and into early middle adulthood, stability and decline in affective well-being are typical throughout late middle and older adulthood, respectively. Likewise, empirical support for the claim that emotion regulation is a prime reason for age differences in daily affect remains mixed. Older as compared to younger adults are indeed more motivated to feel better, and more confident that their affect-regulation is successful. However, there is no consistent support that older adults' daily affect-regulation strategies, effectiveness, or flexibility differ from younger age groups.
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- Michaela Riediger
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Department of Developmental Psychology, Germany.
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Department of Developmental Psychology, Germany
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McKone KMP, Edershile EA, Ladouceur CD, Silk JS. Real-world flexibility in adolescent girls' emotion regulation strategy selection: An investigation of strategy switching. Dev Psychopathol 2024; 36:181-195. [PMID: 36503633 PMCID: PMC10258216 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422001079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Adolescence is an important stage for the development of emotion regulation skills, especially for adolescent girls who are at elevated risk for the development of depression and anxiety. Although some emotion regulation strategies are more effective at helping adolescents regulate negative affect on average, research indicates strategy effectiveness varies with the context in which a strategy is deployed. Yet less work has been done examining which contextual factors are associated with adolescents switching emotion regulation strategies in their daily lives. This study examined individual and contextual factors related to negative interpersonal events that are associated with strategy effectiveness, including age, emotional intensity, perceived controllability, and co-regulatory support, and their association with adolescent emotion regulation strategy switching in daily life via ecological momentary assessment. Results indicated that adolescent girls differed in the degree to which they altered their emotion regulation strategies throughout their daily lives, and that switching strategies was associated with age as well as individual and within-person differences in perceived controllability, emotional intensity, and co-regulatory support. This study provides critical proof-of-concept of the utility of emotion regulation strategy switching as a measure of regulatory flexibility and highlights regulatory processes that may hold clues to the mechanisms of developmental psychopathology.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Whitmoyer P, Fisher ME, Duraney EJ, Manzler C, Isaacowitz DM, Andridge R, Prakash RS. Age differences in emotion regulation strategy use and flexibility in daily life. Aging Ment Health 2024; 28:330-343. [PMID: 37735914 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2256245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Age-related shifts in emotion regulation patterns are important for explaining preserved emotional well-being in late adulthood amidst declines in physical and cognitive health. Although several studies have examined age-related shifts in emotion regulation strategy use, age differences in how specific strategies are flexibly adapted to shifting contexts in daily life and the adaptiveness of such shifts remains poorly understood. METHODS 130 younger adults (ages 22-35) and 130 older adults (ages 65-85) completed a modified Day Reconstruction Method Assessment and self-report questionnaires to examine age differences in emotion regulation strategy use and one aspect of emotion regulation flexibility (responsiveness) in daily life, and the adaptive implications of these differences. RESULTS Older adults exhibited more frequent acceptance use, less frequent distraction use, and less flexibility in the responsiveness of strategies with varying negative affect. Across age groups, the use of expressive suppression and distraction was associated with less adaptive outcomes, whereas higher acceptance responsiveness, positive reappraisal responsiveness, and situation selection responsiveness were associated with more adaptive outcomes. Age-group moderated the associations between adaptiveness metrics with the use and flexibility of several emotion regulation strategies. CONCLUSION The current findings provide early evidence of age-related decreases in emotion regulation flexibility as well as age-related shifts in the adaptiveness of emotion regulation patterns.
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- Patrick Whitmoyer
- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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DiGirolamo MA, Neupert SD, Isaacowitz DM. Emotion Regulation Convoys: Individual and Age Differences in the Hierarchical Configuration of Emotion Regulation Behaviors in Everyday Life. AFFECTIVE SCIENCE 2023; 4:630-643. [PMID: 38156259 PMCID: PMC10751281 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-023-00228-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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A key limitation of studying emotion regulation behavior is that there is currently no way to describe individual differences in use across a range of tactics, which could lead to investigations of intraindividual changes over time or interindividual differences as a function of personality, age, culture, or psychopathology diagnosis. We, therefore, introduce emotion regulation convoys. This research tool provides a snapshot of the hierarchy of emotion regulation tactics an individual favors across everyday life situations and how effective they are at regulating moods. We present data from a 3-month measurement burst study of emotion regulation behavior in everyday life in a sample (N = 236) of younger (18-39), middle-aged (40-59), and older adults (60-87), focusing on how individuals' convoys may vary in how much they include tactics that involve upregulating-positivity, downregulating-negativity, upregulating-negativity, as well as acceptance, and how these may be differentially effective. Among the most frequently used tactics (top tactics), older adults used a lower proportion of negativity-downregulating tactics than younger adults (p < .001), and younger adults' mood was more negatively affected by these tactics than middle-aged and older adults. Overall, using positivity-upregulating as a top tactic also predicted better mood post-regulation. Older adults' emotion regulation convoys may be made up of more effective tactics; in general, they reported more positive mood post-regulation than the other age groups. Convoys help us see emotion regulation as a hierarchical configuration of potentially effective behaviors, allowing us to test for between-group differences and within-person changes more precisely. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42761-023-00228-8.
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- Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
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Benson L, Fleming AR, Hakun JG. Sometimes you just can't: within-person variation in working memory capacity moderates negative affect reactivity to stressor exposure. Cogn Emot 2023; 37:1-11. [PMID: 37720986 PMCID: PMC10951940 DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2023.2258579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The executive hypothesis of self-regulation places cognitive information processing at the center of self-regulatory success/failure. While the hypothesis is well supported by cross-sectional studies, no study has tested its primary prediction, that temporary lapses in executive control underlie moments of self-regulatory failure. Here, we conducted a naturalistic experiment investigating whether short-term variation in executive control is associated with momentary self-regulatory outcomes, indicated by negative affect reactivity to everyday stressors. We assessed working memory capacity (WMC) through ultra-brief, ambulatory assessments on smart phones five times per day in a 7-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study involving college-aged adults. We found that participants exhibited more negative affect reactivity to stressor exposures during moments when they exhibited lower than usual WMC. Contrary to previous findings, we found no between-person association between WMC and average stress reactivity. We interpret these findings as reflecting the role of executive control in determining one's effective capacity to self-regulate.
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- Lizbeth Benson
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Translational Brain Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Zhang S, Wang X, Chen H, Cao H, Zhang H, Yang M, Zhu Y, Qin Q, Liu X, Wang J, Zhang G. Clinical efficacy and safety of two different hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether-mediated photodynamic therapy regimen in Chinese children with port-wine stain. Exp Dermatol 2023; 32:1371-1382. [PMID: 37157235 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether-photodynamic therapy (HMME-PDT) has achieved encouraging clinical outcomes in adult port-wine stain (PWS). Optimal treatment option for children with PWS was minimal. To compare whether the clinical effectiveness of HMME-PDT with the 5-min (fast) administration treatment regimen (FATR) was better than the 20-min (slow) administration treatment regimen (SATR) for PWS of children in vivo and in vitro. Thirty-four children with PWS were divided into two groups including FATR and SATR. The two groups received three times HMME-PDT, respectively. Treatment efficacy and safety were evaluated in vivo and in vitro. Erythema index (EI) was used to evaluate the clinical outcomes. Both FATR and SATR were effective and safe in children with PWS after HMME-PDT. There were significance differences between the two groups in reductions of EI after the second treatment (p < 0.001) and the third treatment (p < 0.001) with HMME-PDT. The serum HMME concentration reach the peak level at short time compare with SATR group. A significance increased superoxide levels were observed in FATR group compare to SATR groups in vitro (p < 0.05). Our study suggested that HMME-PDT was effective and safe for children with PWS, the therapy regimen with FATR was better in clinical efficacy than that of the SATR.
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- Sheng Zhang
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics-Peking University Teaching Hospital, Beijing, China
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Haag AC, Cha CB, Noll JG, Gee DG, Shenk CE, Schreier HMC, Heim CM, Shalev I, Rose EJ, Jorgensen A, Bonanno GA. The Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression Scale for Youth (FREE-Y): Adaptation and Validation Across a Varied Sample of Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2023; 30:1265-1284. [PMID: 35510578 PMCID: PMC9636062 DOI: 10.1177/10731911221090465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Flexible self-regulation has been shown to be an adaptive ability. This study adapted and validated the adult Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression (FREE) Scale for use with youth (FREE-Y) in community and maltreatment samples. The FREE-Y measures the ability to flexibly enhance and suppress emotion expression across an array of hypothetical social scenarios. Participants (N = 654, 8-19 years) were included from three studies. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed a theoretically appropriate higher order factor structure. Using multiple-group CFAs, measurement invariance was achieved across maltreatment status, age, and gender. Reliabilities were adequate and construct validity was demonstrated through associations with measures of emotion regulation, psychopathology, IQ, and executive functioning. Group comparisons indicated lower Suppression and Flexibility scores for maltreated versus comparison participants. Findings suggest that the FREE-Y is a valid measure of expressive regulation ability in youth that can be applied across a range of populations.
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
- The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
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Eckland NS, Berenbaum H. Clarity of Emotions and Goals: Exploring Associations with Subjective Well-Being Across Adulthood. AFFECTIVE SCIENCE 2023; 4:401-412. [PMID: 37304560 PMCID: PMC10247608 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-022-00179-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Despite declines in cognition associated with age, emotional health tends to increase. However, extant studies find few differences in the type or number of emotion regulation strategies used by older compared to younger adults. This study tested the hypothesis that older adults have greater clarity of their emotions and goals compared to younger adults. Participants (total N = 709, ages 18-81) recruited in age-stratified samples completed measures of emotional clarity, goal clarity, depression, and life satisfaction. Results suggested that emotional clarity and goal clarity are positively correlated factors, with emotional clarity showing the lowest levels in emerging adults and highest levels in older adults. Goal clarity was lowest among emerging adults, but only small differences were found between middle and older adults. Across adulthood both emotional clarity and goal clarity were linked to lower depressive symptoms and greater life satisfaction. Limitations include data being cross-sectional and self-report based and the youngest sample being recruited differently from the older samples, but the results raise the possibility of developmental changes in emotional clarity across adulthood. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42761-022-00179-6.
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- Nathaniel S. Eckland
- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 603 E. Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820 USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 603 E. Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820 USA
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Growney CM, English T. Age and Cognitive Ability Predict Emotion Regulation Strategy Use. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2023; 78:987-997. [PMID: 36744761 PMCID: PMC10214650 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbad021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study examines how age and cognitive ability predict use of different emotion regulation strategies in a laboratory task eliciting emotions varying in valence and arousal. METHODS Participants (N = 287) aged 25-85 completed the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery and an emotion regulation task in a laboratory setting. They watched a series of emotional clips (disgust, sadness, amusement, and contentment) under instructions to increase positive emotions or decrease negative emotions. After each clip, they rated the extent to which they used emotion regulation strategies that involve different types of engagement with emotional stimuli and disengagement from emotional stimuli. RESULTS Older age was predictive of greater use of immersive-engagement strategies (e.g., perspective taking) and less use of disengagement strategies (e.g., distraction). Fluid cognitive ability was positively associated with immersive-engagement strategy use, particularly for high-arousal clips. For older adults, fluid cognitive ability was also associated with using positive-engagement strategies (e.g., positive reappraisal) to a greater extent to regulate negative emotions. DISCUSSION Patterns of emotion regulation strategy use varied by age, even when accounting for differences in reactivity. Findings suggest that older adults may not necessarily prefer strategies that are lower in cognitive demands or that focus on enhancing positivity. Results support the idea that strategy preferences are driven by a combination of characteristics of the regulator and the regulation context. The relevance of cognitive resources likely varies across situations, perhaps being most consequential for deeper processing of high-arousal stimuli and for older adults' engagement with positive aspects of an otherwise negative situation.
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- Claire M Growney
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Sarbassova G, Kudaibergenova A, Madaliyeva Z, Kassen G, Sadvakassova Z, Ramazanova S, Ryskulova M. Diagnostics of psychological flexibility and the ability to cope with the inevitable changes among psychology students. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37359571 PMCID: PMC10172729 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04712-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The study concerns the question of how much the emotional competence and the ability to cope with problems in one's own personality increase in the process of professional psychological education, for which students of different years of study were tested. The aim of this study is to deeply diagnose various components of psychological flexibility and the ability to cope with unexpected events among psychology students. The study involved 30 students from 1 to 4 years of university grade level participated into study, divided into 4 equal groups from. Based on testing various aspects of psychological flexibility, emotional intelligence test (EQ test), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and D.V. Lyusin emotional intelligence instrument (Emin) were used; it was tested using Student's t-test and Kruskal-Wallis H-test to evaluate differences between three or more samples simultaneously. As a result of the study, the significant differences between all groups of participants and between the assessment of individual factors of psychological flexibility in different groups was accepted. Each of the groups demonstrated its specific characteristics of the relationship between emotional competence and coping with stress. Comparison of the results of students from different years of study showed that psychological education does not have a significant effect on emotional intelligence as an indicator of emotional flexibility, but positively affects the development of coping with stress, although in predominantly passive forms. The practical application of the research lies in improving psychology students' learning; the research results can be used as methods for determining psychological flexibility factors that require development in study groups.
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- Gulzat Sarbassova
- Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, Kazakh Humanitarian and Legal Innovation University in Semipalatinsk, Semey, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Psychology, Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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King Johnson ML, Roche AI, Markon K, Denburg NL. Emotion regulation in older adulthood: roles of executive functioning and social relationships. NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND COGNITION. SECTION B, AGING, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION 2023; 30:336-353. [PMID: 35057711 PMCID: PMC9296691 DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2022.2027331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Although emotion regulation (ER) is often maintained or even enhanced in older adulthood, resources used to promote ER in later life are not well understood. The current study examined how executive functioning (EF) and social relationships are related to ER in older adults (N=90; Age: M=74.98, SD=5.41). Results showed associations between higher shifting performance (a behavioral index of EF) and higher use of cognitive reappraisal, an ER strategy. This effect was moderated by social relationships, such that those with lower shifting performance reported higher levels of reappraisal in the presence of positive social relationships. Positive social relationships were also associated with lower use of expressive suppression, another ER strategy. Additional analyses did not reveal associations between ER and other cognitive domains. These findings contribute to current understandings of how cognitive and social resources contribute to ER in older adulthood and provide important potential future research and intervention targets.
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, IA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, IA, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, IA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA, USA
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Ghomroudi PA, Scaltritti M, Grecucci A. Decoding reappraisal and suppression from neural circuits: A combined supervised and unsupervised machine learning approach. COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2023:10.3758/s13415-023-01076-6. [PMID: 36977965 PMCID: PMC10400700 DOI: 10.3758/s13415-023-01076-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Emotion regulation is a core construct of mental health and deficits in emotion regulation abilities lead to psychological disorders. Reappraisal and suppression are two widely studied emotion regulation strategies but, possibly due to methodological limitations in previous studies, a consistent picture of the neural correlates related to the individual differences in their habitual use remains elusive. To address these issues, the present study applied a combination of unsupervised and supervised machine learning algorithms to the structural MRI scans of 128 individuals. First, unsupervised machine learning was used to separate the brain into naturally grouping grey matter circuits. Then, supervised machine learning was applied to predict individual differences in the use of different strategies of emotion regulation. Two predictive models, including structural brain features and psychological ones, were tested. Results showed that a temporo-parahippocampal-orbitofrontal network successfully predicted the individual differences in the use of reappraisal. Differently, insular and fronto-temporo-cerebellar networks successfully predicted suppression. In both predictive models, anxiety, the opposite strategy, and specific emotional intelligence factors played a role in predicting the use of reappraisal and suppression. This work provides new insights regarding the decoding of individual differences from structural features and other psychologically relevant variables while extending previous observations on the neural bases of emotion regulation strategies.
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- Parisa Ahmadi Ghomroudi
- Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences - DiPSCo, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy.
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- Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences - DiPSCo, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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- Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences - DiPSCo, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
- Center for Medical Sciences - CISMed, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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Tan Y, Wang X, Blain SD, Jia L, Qiu J. Interoceptive attention facilitates emotion regulation strategy use. Int J Clin Health Psychol 2023; 23:100336. [PMID: 36199366 PMCID: PMC9512845 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Yafei Tan
- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China
- Corresponding author at: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China.
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China
- Southwest University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University
- Corresponding author at: Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Liang S, Li D, Liu X, Jiang I, Zhang J, Liu J, Sha S. Development and validation of a prediction nomogram for non-suicidal self-injury in female patients with mood disorder. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1130335. [PMID: 37139312 PMCID: PMC10149817 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1130335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a highly prevalent behavioral problem among people with mental disorders that can result in numerous adverse outcomes. The present study aimed to systematically analyze the risk factors associated with NSSI to investigate a predictive model for female patients with mood disorders. Methods A cross-sectional survey among 396 female patients was analyzed. All participants met the mood disorder diagnostic groups (F30-F39) based on the Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10). The Chi-Squared Test, t-test, and the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test were used to assess the differences of demographic information and clinical characteristics between the two groups. Logistic LASSO Regression Analyses was then used to identify the risk factors of NSSI. A nomogram was further used to construct a prediction model. Results After LASSO regression selection, 6 variables remained significant predictors of NSSI. Psychotic symptom at first-episode (β = 0.59) and social dysfunction (β = 1.06) increased the risk of NSSI. Meanwhile, stable marital status (β = -0.48), later age of onset (β = -0.01), no depression at onset (β = -1.13), and timely hospitalizations (β = -0.10) can decrease the risk of NSSI. The C-index of the nomogram was 0.73 in the internal bootstrap validation sets, indicated that the nomogram had a good consistency. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the demographic information and clinical characteristics of NSSI can be used in a nomogram to predict the risk of NSSI in Chinese female patients with mood disorders.
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Wylie MS, De France K, Hollenstein T. Adolescents suppress emotional expression more with peers compared to parents and less when they feel close to others. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 2023; 47:1-8. [PMID: 36582413 PMCID: PMC9791326 DOI: 10.1177/01650254221132777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Adolescence is characterized by frequent emotional challenges, intense emotions, and higher levels of expressive suppression use than found in older populations. While evidence suggests that contingent expressive suppression use based on context is the most functional, it remains unclear whether adolescents use expressive suppression differentially based on social context. Because the peer relationship is highly salient in adolescence, the current study was designed to assess whether adolescents use expressive suppression differentially based on their social context. Adolescents (N = 179, Mage = 13.94, 49.2% female) reported emotional events using experience sampling via a smartphone application for 14 days. Multilevel modeling revealed that adolescents used less expressive suppression when they were alone compared with when they were with people, and used more expressive suppression when they were with their peers compared with when they were with family. In addition, more closeness with family predicted less overall expressive suppression use, while closeness with peers did not influence the level of expressive suppression use within the peer context. We discuss the importance of peer relations in adolescence and the relationship between closeness and emotional expression.
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- Megan S. Wylie
- Queen’s University, Canada,Megan Wylie, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Humphrey Hall, 62 Arch Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
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Fisher ME, Duraney E, Friess K, Whitmoyer P, Andridge R, Prakash RS. Trait mindfulness and emotion regulation responsiveness to negative affect in daily life. Mindfulness (N Y) 2022; 13:2796-2811. [PMID: 38500843 PMCID: PMC10948115 DOI: 10.1007/s12671-022-01996-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Objectives Recent conceptualizations of adaptive emotion regulation is predicated on the ability to flexibly use emotion regulation strategies to meet changing contextual demands. Although trait mindfulness has been linked to enhanced emotional well-being and use of adaptive emotion regulation strategies, there is a dearth of literature examining associations between trait mindfulness and emotion regulation flexibility. Further, despite a rich literature suggesting that emotion regulation processes change with age, no study to date has assessed whether the role of trait mindfulness on emotion regulation responsiveness to negative emotions-a component of emotion regulation flexibility-differs between young and older adults. Methods The current study recruited 130 young adults and 130 older adults to assess trait mindfulness, emotion regulation strategy use, and emotion regulation responsiveness of six distinct strategies in daily life. Results Across the full sample, trait mindfulness was related to reduced distraction (β = -0.11, t(238.09) = -3.02, p = .003) and expressive suppression (β = -0.15, t(237.70) = -4.62, p < .001) strategy use. Age moderation analyses revealed that trait mindfulness was associated with reduced expressive suppression responsiveness (β = 0.12, t(247) = 2.31, p = .022) in young adults and increased detached reappraisal responsiveness among older adults (β = 0.15, t(247) = -2.95, p = .003). Conclusions The current findings highlight the importance of understanding how trait mindfulness is associated with strategy use and responsiveness to negative affect changes in daily life as well as how these patterns may shift across the lifespan. Manuscript Pre-registration Open Science Framework, registration number: z5g8v.
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University
- Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging, The Ohio State University
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Borowski SK, Rose AJ. Boys' and Girls' Interactions With Same-Gender Friends and Other-Gender Friends: A Focus on Problem Disclosures. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2022; 32:1194-1209. [PMID: 34558130 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The current study examines adolescents' subjective experiences interacting with same-gender and other-gender friends, with a focus on interactions involving disclosure about personal problems. Participants were 510 youth (65% White or European American, 26% Black or African American) in seventh grade (n = 244; M = 13.01 years; 51% girls) and tenth grade (n = 266; M = 16.03 years; 52% girls). Adolescents completed an event-contingent sampling assessment to record interactions with same-gender and other-gender friends. Results indicated that middle adolescents were more likely to interact with other-gender friends than early adolescents. Girls were more likely to report problem disclosure interactions than boys; however, boys reported more positive subjective experiences in problem disclosure interactions with other-gender friends than did girls.
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Pavlacic JM, Witcraft SM, Dixon LJ, Buchanan EM, Schulenberg SE. Daily changes in state emotion regulation abilities predict positive and negative affect. JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wolfe HE, Isaacowitz DM. Aging and Emotion Regulation Tactics Across the Historical Events of 2020. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2022:6650780. [PMID: 35895498 PMCID: PMC9384541 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Despite well-documented cognitive and physical declines with age, older adults tend to report higher emotional wellbeing than younger adults, even during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To understand this paradox, as well as investigate the effects of specific historical contexts, the current study examined age differences in emotion regulation related to the events of 2020 in the United States. We predicted that, due to older adults' theorized greater prioritization of hedonic goals and avoidance of arousal, older adults would report more positivity-upregulation and acceptance tactics than younger adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS 81 younger adults (ages 18-25) and 85 older adults (age 55+) completed a retrospective survey on their emotion regulation tactic usage for three specific events: the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the killing of George Floyd, and the presidential election. RESULTS Older adults tended to rely most on acceptance-focused tactics, while younger adults tended to rely on a more even variety of tactics. However, age differences in tactic preferences varied by event, possibly due to younger adults' greater emotion regulation flexibility. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS Older adults' higher emotional well-being may not be primarily a result of age differences in positivity-related emotion regulation tactics, but more about differences in acceptance use.
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- Hannah E Wolfe
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Older adults report surprisingly positive affective experience. The idea that older adults are better at emotion regulation has emerged as an intuitively appealing explanation for why they report such high levels of affective well-being despite other age-related declines. In this article, I review key theories and current evidence on age differences in the use and effectiveness of emotion-regulation strategies from a range of studies, including laboratory-based and experience sampling. These studies do not yet provide consistent evidence for age differences in emotion regulation and thus do not clearly support the assertion that older adults are better at emotion regulation. However, current approaches may be limited in describing and testing possible age-related changes in emotion regulation. Future work will need to more directly investigate individual trajectories of stability and change in emotion-regulation strategy use and effectiveness over time and also consider the possible roles of context, physiological reactivity, neural changes, acceptance, and personality.
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Bellingtier JA, Luong G, Wrzus C, Wagner GG, Riediger M. A domain-differentiated approach to everyday emotion regulation from adolescence to older age. Psychol Aging 2022; 37:338-349. [PMID: 35084897 PMCID: PMC9117440 DOI: 10.1037/pag0000677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Flexibly using different emotion-regulation (ER) strategies in different situational contexts, such as domains, has been argued to promote effective emotion regulation. Additionally, emotion regulation processes may change with age as narrowing time horizons shift emotion-regulation preferences. The purpose of the present study was to examine the occurrence and effectiveness of flexible emotion regulation in response to daily hassles from different domains within the age range from adolescence to old age. Participants, ranging from 14 to 88 years old (N = 325), completed an experience-sampling study of approximately 9 days over a 3-week period. At each momentary assessment, participants reported on their hassles, emotion-regulation strategies, and affect. As expected, strategy use varied across individuals and domains. For example, emotion expression and suppression were typical responses to interpersonal hassles, whereas social sharing was often used in response to work/school hassles. In situations wherein hassles included multiple life domains, participants reported the use of more emotion-regulation strategies than for single-domain hassles. Although flexible emotion regulation was evident in participants' responses to hassles, the expectation that it would be associated with lower hassle reactivity was not confirmed. These patterns were, for the most part, consistent across ages. This study contributes new insights into situational characteristics that are associated with emotion-regulation flexibility, showing that hassles domains are important for strategy selection, and that this holds from adolescence to old age. It also suggests that such defined emotion-regulation flexibility is not as strongly linked to emotion-regulation effectiveness as has been previously suggested. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
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- Department of Psychological Aging Research, Heidelberg University
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Development and German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) Berlin
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Wolfe HE, Livingstone KM, Isaacowitz DM. More Positive or Less Negative? Emotional Goals and Emotion Regulation Tactics in Adulthood and Old Age. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2022; 77:1603-1614. [PMID: 35421898 PMCID: PMC9434463 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Despite declines in physical and cognitive functioning, older adults report higher levels of emotional well-being (Charles & Carstensen, 2010). Motivational accounts suggest that differences in goals lead to age-related differences in affect through differences in emotion regulation behaviors, but evidence for age differences in emotion regulation strategy use is inconsistent. Emotion regulation tactics (i.e., how a strategy is implemented) may reveal greater age differences. Specifically, this study tested whether older adults rely more on positivity-seeking or negativity-avoidance tactics and whether goals alter tactic use. METHOD An adult lifespan sample (ages 18-90, N = 211) completed three different emotion regulation tasks while being assigned to one of four goal conditions: just view, information-seeking, increase-positive, or decrease-negative. Three tactics were measured- positivity-seeking, negativity-avoidance, and negativity-seeking- by comparing time spent engaging with positive, negative, and neutral stimuli. RESULTS Goal instructions only influenced tactic use and affective outcomes in some instances. Instead, younger adults tended to consistently prefer positivity-seeking tactics and older adults preferred negativity-avoidance tactics. DISCUSSION Older age may be characterized more by an avoidance of negativity than engagement with positivity; manipulation of goals may not modify these age-related tendencies.
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Kukita A, Nakamura J, Csikszentmihalyi M. How experiencing autonomy contributes to a good life. THE JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2020.1818816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Atsushi Kukita
- Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
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Vandewouw MM, Safar K, Sato J, Hunt BAE, Urbain CM, Pang EW, Anagnostou E, Taylor MJ. Ignore the faces: Neural characterisation of emotional inhibition from childhood to adulthood using MEG. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:5747-5760. [PMID: 34582067 PMCID: PMC8559465 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The ability to effectively and automatically regulate one's response to emotional information is a basic, fundamental skill for social functioning. The neural mechanisms underlying emotion regulation processing have been assessed, however few investigations have leveraged neurophysiological techniques, particularly magnetoencephalography (MEG) to determine the development of this critical ability. The current MEG study is the first to examine developmental changes in the neural mechanisms supporting automatic emotion regulation. We used an emotional go/no-go task with happy and angry faces in a single-site cohort of 97 healthy participants, 4-40 years of age. We found age-related changes as a function of emotion and condition in brain regions key to emotion regulation, including the right inferior frontal gyrus, orbitofrontal cortices and primarily right-lateralized temporal areas. Interaction effects, including an age by emotion and condition, were also found in the left angular gyrus, an area critical in emotion regulation and attention. Findings demonstrate protracted and nonlinear development, due to the adolescent group, of emotion regulation processing from child to adulthood, and highlight that age-related differences in emotion regulation are modulated by emotional face type.
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- Marlee M Vandewouw
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Research Group at CRCN, Center for Research in Cognition and Neurosciences, ULB Neurosciences Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Laboratoire de Cartographie Fonctionnelle du Cerveau, ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Wang L, Liu J, Yang Y, Zou H. Prevalence and risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury among patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:389. [PMID: 34348675 PMCID: PMC8335871 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03392-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDS Non-suicidal self-injury is a serious health problem among patients with depression or bipolar disorder. However, few studies within the Chinese context have investigated the prevalence of NSSI and its risk factors in above populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury and its risk factors in patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China. METHODS The final sample comprised of 394 inpatients(Mage = 29.71; SDage = 11.95) with depression or bipolar disorder from two psychiatric hospitals in Beijing, China. A General Demographic Data Form, the Non-suicidal Self-injury Questionnaire(NSSI-Q), Impulsivity Item and the Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire(ACE-IQ) were completed by all patients. RESULTS Of the 394 patients examined, 245(62.2%) of this sample reported NSSI in past year. Of the 245 patients with NSSI, 135(55.1%) were diagnosed with depression and 110(44.9%) were diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The most common methods of NSSI for female was "pinching"(23.1%) and "scratching"(22.8%), while for male it was "hiting hard objects"(12.7%). By multivariate regression analysis, young age, unemployment, a higher monthly family income, single, impulsivity, long duration of illness and ACEs were risk factors for NSSI in patients with depression and bipolar disorder(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our study points to the fact that there was an unfortunate message about the prevalence of NSSI among patients with depression or bipolar disorder in China. It is necessary not only to raise the awareness of NSSI in families and society, but also to formulate targeted assessment and intervention. Moreover, future research should not only focus on individuals being hospitalized, but should be representative of individuals treated at home or in the community because there are no national statistics on NSSI among such patients in China.
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- Lu Wang
- grid.186775.a0000 0000 9490 772XSchool of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, No.69 Mei Shan Road, Shu Shan District, Hefei, 230031 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Nursing, Beijing An Ding Hospital, 5 Ankang Lane, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100088 China
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- Department of Nursing, Beijing An Ding Hospital, 5 Ankang Lane, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100088 China
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- School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College, Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
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Charles S, Röcke C, Zadeh RS, Martin M, Boker S, Scholz U. Leveraging Daily Social Experiences to Motivate Healthy Aging. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021; 76:S157-S166. [PMID: 33861858 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbab028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Models of healthy aging highlight the motivating influence of social connections. Social experiences constantly shape our thoughts and behaviors throughout daily life, and these daily processes slowly and consistently influence our health and well-being. In this paper, we discuss research that has moved from cross-sectional laboratory designs emphasizing individual behaviors to more naturalistic within-person paradigms linking daily social experiences to emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being. We mention research gaps that need to be filled to advance our knowledge of the powerful forces of the social environment for motivating healthy aging. We also offer future directions to move this research forward. We conclude with an outlook on how to leverage these powerful forces in novel intervention approaches that are sensitive to the constantly changing nature of the person and the environment.
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- Susan Charles
- Department of Psychological Science, Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- University Research Priority Program (URPP) "Dynamics of Healthy Aging", University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Design & Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- University Research Priority Program (URPP) "Dynamics of Healthy Aging", University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse, Zurich, Switzerland
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Doorley JD, Kashdan TB. Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in College Athletes: A Preliminary Exploration of Daily Savoring, Acceptance, and Cognitive Reappraisal. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2021; 45:598-613. [PMID: 33518842 PMCID: PMC7821841 DOI: 10.1007/s10608-020-10202-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite increasing interest in positive psychological states, we know little about how regulatory responses to positive (savoring) compared to negative events (e.g. acceptance, cognitive reappraisal) influence emotional functioning. Savoring may be particularly helpful for athletes who are often trained to attend more to negative (e.g. rectifying weaknesses) compared to positive stimuli (e.g. enjoying progress). METHODS Sixty-seven college athletes completed a two-week daily diary study. Using multi-level modeling, we first explored whether various regulatory responses to daily negative events predicted unique variance in daily emotions (i.e. happy, content, grateful, sad, angry, annoyed). Next, we tested whether savoring positive events strengthened the association between event intensity and positive daily emotions. Finally, we tested whether regulatory responses to positive compared to negative events had stronger moderating (buffering) effects on the association between daily negative event intensity and daily emotions. RESULTS Based on 836 daily observations, reappraising and accepting negative events were the only strategies that predicted unique variance in daily emotions. Savoring enhanced positive emotions related to positive events. Reappraising negative events buffered associations between negative event intensity and decreased daily gratitude, while savoring positive events buffered associations between negative event intensity and increased anger, annoyance, and average negative emotions. Accepting negative events had similar effects. CONCLUSIONS Savoring positive events may be an underappreciated strategy for helping athletes regulate emotions related to negative events. Since our sample predominantly identified as white and female, further research is needed to understand savoring use and effectiveness among the full, diverse spectrum of college athletes.
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- James D. Doorley
- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MS 3F5, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
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- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MS 3F5, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
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Pollak SD, Camras LA, Cole PM. Progress in understanding the emergence of human emotion. Dev Psychol 2020; 55:1801-1811. [PMID: 31464487 DOI: 10.1037/dev0000789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In the past several decades, research on emotional development has flourished. Scientists have made progress in understanding infants', children's, and adults' abilities to recognize, communicate, and regulate their emotions. However, many questions remain unanswered or only partly answered. We are poised to move from descriptions of aspects of emotional functioning to conceptualizing and studying the developmental mechanisms that underlie those aspects. The gaps in our knowledge provide numerous opportunities for further investigation. With this special issue of Developmental Psychology, we aim to stimulate such progress, especially among colleagues at the beginning of their careers. The articles in this issue are intended to challenge our concepts and take research on emotional development in new directions. Toward this end, this special issue includes empirical studies, theoretical articles, novel conceptualizations, methodological innovations, and invited commentaries from scholars across a range of disciplines. In this introductory essay, we briefly review the history of research on emotional development and provide an overview of the contributions of this special issue with thoughts about the current state of the developmental science and areas in which further advancement on emotional development must be made. These include understanding the nature of emotion itself, identifying the mechanisms that produce developmental changes, examining emotion regulation within differing social contexts, and creating measures of culture that acknowledge globalization, historical change, and within-culture differences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Seth D Pollak
- Department of Psychology and Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
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