Prospective Effects of Emotion-Regulation Skills on Emotional Adjustment

Deficits in emotion-regulation skills have widely been shown to be associated with poor emotional adjustment. However, it is still unclear whether these deficits are a cause or a consequence of poor adjustment. The purpose of the present research was to clarify the reciprocal effects between these 2...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 2008-10, Vol.55 (4), p.485-494
Main Authors: Berking, Matthias, Orth, Ulrich, Wupperman, Peggilee, Meier, Laurenz L, Caspar, Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability Level
Adjustment
Affectivity. Emotion
Biological and medical sciences
Counseling psychology
Emotional Adjustment
Emotional Control
Emotional regulation
Emotional Response
Emotions
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Male
Mental Disorders
Mental health
Mental illness
Personality. Affectivity
Prediction
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression (Statistics)
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Self Control
Selfreport
Skill Development
Therapy
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Summary:Deficits in emotion-regulation skills have widely been shown to be associated with poor emotional adjustment. However, it is still unclear whether these deficits are a cause or a consequence of poor adjustment. The purpose of the present research was to clarify the reciprocal effects between these 2 concepts. In 2 studies ( N s = 446 and 635), self-reports of emotion regulation and emotional adjustment were assessed twice with a 2-week interval. Cross-lagged regression analyses demonstrated that self-reports of emotion regulation predicted subsequent adjustment, over and above the effects of previous adjustment, whereas emotional adjustment did not predict subsequent emotion regulation. Thus, a focus on emotion-regulation skills may be important in the prevention and treatment of affect-related mental health problems.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/a0013589