Emotion Regulation Strategies Predict PTSS During the COVID-19 Pandemic in an American Indian Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor emotion regulation is associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). However, limited prospective research prevents any directional conclusions. No known studies have assessed emotion regulation with PTSS in American Indians, a high-risk population for poor mental health outcomes. The present prospective study explored whether emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression) predicted later PTSS related to the COVID-19 global pandemic in a solely American Indian sample.

Methods

American Indian participants (N = 210; Mean (SD) age = 54.85(13.08) years, 58.7% female) completed the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) during Phase 1 (a few weeks before pandemic declaration) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) with

SUBMITTER: Tyra AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870357 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature