Associating Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression With Psychopathological Symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Background: Stressful situations and psychopathology symptoms (e.g., depression and anxiety) shape how individuals regulate and respond to others' emotions. However, how emotional expressions influence mental health and impact intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences is still unclear. Objective: Here, we used the Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression (FREE) scale to explore the relationship between emotional expression abilities with affective symptoms and mental health markers. Methods: From a sample of 351 participants, we firstly validate a German version of the FREE scale on a final sample of 222 participants located in Germany, recruited through an online platform. Following this, we performed confirmatory factor analyses to assess the model structure of

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Escamilla G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272006 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature