Emotion Regulation Is Associated with Anxiety, Depression and Stress in Adults with Cerebral Palsy.

ABSTRACT: Emotion regulation difficulties are associated with many neurological conditions and negatively impact daily function. Yet little is known about emotion regulation in adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Our aim was to investigate emotion regulation in adults with CP and its relationship with condition-related and/or socio-demographic factors. In a cross-sectional study of adults with CP, participants completed a survey containing the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), and socio-demographic and condition-related questions. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared and Mann-Whitney tests were performed. Of the 42 adults with CP (x31.5 years, SD13.5) that were tested, 38 had within normal limits DERS total scores; however, a significantly

SUBMITTER: Honan I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10094904 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature