Is more emotional clarity always better? An examination of curvilinear and moderated associations between emotional clarity and internalising symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Low emotional clarity has been a target for psychological interventions due to its association with increased internalising symptoms. However, theory suggests that very high emotional clarity may also lead to increased symptoms, particularly in combination with high levels of neuroticism. As an initial empirical test of this hypothesis, the present study examined curvilinear associations of emotional clarity with internalising symptoms (i.e. dysphoria, social anxiety, panic, traumatic intrusions) and a moderating role of neuroticism/negative affect in the association across two student samples and two clinical samples (total N = 920). Evidence of curvilinear associations and moderation varied across samples, with some supporting evidence in three samples. Specifically, neuroticism/n

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874711 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature