Adolescent depressed mood and difficulties with emotion regulation: Concurrent trajectories of change.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent depression is a significant mental health concern. Emotion regulation difficulties have been associated with subsequent depressive symptoms, though different facets of emotion regulation are rarely compared. This study examined the degree to which trajectories of change in different facets of emotion regulation (goal-directed behavior, impulse control, and regulation strategies) and depressive symptoms were associated across twelve months in a clinical adolescent sample.

Methods

Participants included 110 adolescents from the US who were enrolled in a randomized trial that tested a cognitive-behavioral treatment for youth with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns (M_age = 15.71 years; 57.3% male). Assessments were conducted a

SUBMITTER: Defayette AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380718 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature