Emotion regulation and delusion-proneness relate to empathetic tendencies in a transdiagnostic sample.

ABSTRACT: Empathetic tendencies (i.e., perspective taking and empathic concern) are a key factor in interpersonal relationships, which may be impacted by emotion regulation (i.e., reappraisal and suppression) and mental health symptoms, such as psychotic-like experiences. However, it is unclear if certain psychotic-like experiences, such as delusion-proneness, are still associated with reduced empathetic tendencies after accounting for emotion regulation style and dimensions of psychopathology that are often comorbid. In the current study, linear models tested these associations in a transdiagnostic community sample (N = 128), using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the Peter's Delusion Inventory. Results indicated that perspective taking was posi

SUBMITTER: Herms EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9548608 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature