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Emotion Regulation Flexibility: An Exploration of the Effect of Flexibility in Emotion Regulation on Mood

Heiy, Jane E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275072107

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2010, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Emotion regulation is a psychological process integral to mood stabilization as well as psychopathology. Principally, deficits in emotion regulation have been associated with disorders such as depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorders among others. Research has identified specific strategies associated with better and worse mental health outcomes applying classifications as “adaptive” and “maladaptive” respectively. In the current study, the role of flexible use of emotion regulation strategies was examined to determine the validity in designating strategies as either adaptive or maladaptive. Participants reported emotion regulation habits three times daily over a ten day period. Findings indicate that the model of adaptive versus maladaptive use is a significant predictor of mood as well as symptoms of depression. Particularly, the use of an adaptive strategy alone or in conjunction with a maladaptive strategy was associated with significantly higher mood than the use of at least one maladaptive strategy alone. However, few strategies were found to individually account for variance in mood, and no strategy alone was associated with symptoms of psychopathology. Results further suggested that flexibility is not a significant factor in the maintenance of mood or the experience of psychopathological symptoms. Taken together, findings are consistent with the notion that adaptive strategy use is beneficial to mental health; this is bolstered by evidence that, regardless of maladaptive use, using at least one adaptive strategy is associated with significantly higher mood.
Jennifer S. Cheavens, PhD (Advisor)
Michael C. Edwards, PhD (Committee Member)
Daniel R. Strunk, PhD (Committee Member)
114 p.
Psychology
Emotion Regulation; Flexibility; Ecological Momentary Assessment

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  • Heiy, J. E. (2010). Emotion Regulation Flexibility: An Exploration of the Effect of Flexibility in Emotion Regulation on Mood [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275072107

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Heiy, Jane. Emotion Regulation Flexibility: An Exploration of the Effect of Flexibility in Emotion Regulation on Mood. 2010. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275072107.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Heiy, Jane. "Emotion Regulation Flexibility: An Exploration of the Effect of Flexibility in Emotion Regulation on Mood." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275072107

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