Emotion regulation processes linking peer victimization to anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Difficulties with emotion regulation can take many forms, including increased sensitivity to emotional cues and habitual use of maladaptive cognitive or behavioral regulation strategies. Despite extensive research on emotion regulation and youth adjustment, few studies integrate multiple measures of emotion regulation. The present study evaluated the underlying structure of emotion regulation processes in adolescence using both task- and survey-based measures and determined whether differences in these emotion regulation latent factors mediated the association between peer victimization and internalizing psychopathology. Adolescents aged 16-17 years (n = 287; 55% female; 42% White) recruited in three urban centers in the United States completed baseline and follow-up assessments 4 months a

SUBMITTER: Adrian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625356 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature