Social anxiety and emotion regulation flexibility: considering emotion intensity and type as contextual factors

O’Toole, Mia Skytte; Zachariae, Robert; Mennin, Douglas S.

doi:10.1080/10615806.2017.1346792

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“…The finding is not consistent with the findings of previous research (e.g. Chukwuorji et al , 2017; Cisler and Olatunji, 2012; Gong et al , 2016; O’Toole et al , 2017), which found that cognitive reappraisal is helpful to mental health while expressive suppressive hampers mental health status.…”

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“…Studies have confirmed that people who have a deficit in ER are associated with several psychological disorders, particularly depressive disorders (Davoodi et al , 2019; Kovacs et al , 2015), generalised anxiety disorder (see Cisler and Olatunji, 2012), social anxiety (e.g. O’Toole et al , 2017), performance anxiety (e.g. Gong et al , 2016) and posttraumatic stress disorder (e.g.…”

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Somatic symptoms among prison inmates: contributions of emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness, and duration of stay in prison

Ifeagwazi

Nwokpoku

Chukwuorji

et al. 2019

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Purpose The modern prison system is not only a necessity to keep the public safe but also a mode of punishment for crimes. The correctional role of prisons is hampered in situations of mental illness, given that mental illness in the prison or correctional setting is a serious security risk. Few studies have given attention to the modifiable factors that may influence the mental health status of prison inmates, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to investigate emotion regulation (ER), dispositional mindfulness and duration of stay as factors in somatic symptoms among prison inmates. Design/methodology/approach Participants were 209 prison inmates drawn from a prison in Eastern Nigeria, who completed measures of ER (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), mindfulness and somatization. Findings Results of a hierarchical multiple regression indicated that cognitive reappraisal predicted somatic complaints but it was only among older prison inmates, while expressive suppression was not a significant predictor of somatic complaints. Dispositional mindfulness was a negative predictor of somatic complaints among younger and older prison inmates. Duration of stay in prison positively predicted somatic complaints among prison inmates in emerging adulthood only (younger inmates), but not among older inmates. Research limitations/implications Frequent use of cognitive reappraisal strategy of ER by prisoners may not always be productive in reducing somatic complaints, and the length of time in prison may influence somatic symptoms especially for younger prisoners. The possible benefits of incorporating mindfulness-based therapies in psychosocial interventions to reduce somatic complaints in correctional settings deserves further investigation. Originality/value To date, there is limited research on somatic complaints of prisoners in the developing societies, particularly the psychosocial factors that may contribute to mental health problems.

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Somatic symptoms among prison inmates: contributions of emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness, and duration of stay in prison

Ifeagwazi

Nwokpoku

Chukwuorji

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“…Theory suggests people high on emotion regulation flexibility are well-attuned to social cues in choosing regulatory strategies (e.g., Bonanno & Burton, 2013). In contrast, people with high social anxiety, who are often socially impaired (e.g., Kashdan & Wenzel, 2005; Rodebaugh et al, 2014), show signs of inflexible emotion regulation-over-relying and placing considerable value on controlling, avoidance, and concealing their emotions regardless of situational cues (Daniel et al, in press;Dryman & Heimberg, 2018;Goodman, Kashdan, & İmamoğlu, in press;Goodman, Kashdan, Stiksma, & Blalock, 2019;O'Toole, Zachariae, & Mennin, 2017). There is reason to believe psychological flexibility and social func- We are beginning to learn more about the interpersonal consequences of psychological phenomena that explicitly involve other people, such as social anxiety (e.g., Kashdan, Volkmann, Breen, & Han, 2007;Stevens & Morris, 2007;Van Zalk, Van Zalk, Kerr, & Stattin, 2011), but more work must be done to understand the social implications of psychological flexibility.…”

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Psychological flexibility: What we know, what we do not know, and what we think we know

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Goodman

Kelso

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Social & Personality Psych

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“…Specifically, each strategy was evaluated with two items, which were chosen based on the highest factor loading as obtained in validation studies while considering the ability for the item to be meaningfully repeated within a daily context (cf. Kashdan and Steger, 2006;O'Toole et al, 2017). All items were rated on a 5-point Likert Scale and changed into present tense to assess the extent to which the strategy was employed in the present moment.…”

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Is Negative Emotion Differentiation Associated With Emotion Regulation Choice? Investigations at the Person and Day Level

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Negative emotion differentiation (ED) has been suggested to be important for adaptive emotion regulation (ER). However, knowledge concerning how ED may impact specific ER strategy choice remains surprisingly sparse. We therefore investigated (1) if person-level negative ED was associated with habitual use of individual ER strategies, (2) how person-level negative ED was associated with daily use of individual ER strategies, and finally (3) how within-person daily fluctuations in negative ED were associated with daily use of individual ER strategies. During a 10-day experience sampling study, 90 healthy participants rated their momentary emotions and their ER efforts in response to those emotions. ER strategies included four putatively adaptive strategies (reflection, distancing, non-reactivity, reappraisal) and four putatively maladaptive strategies (rumination, experiential avoidance, expressive suppression, worry). Results revealed that negative ED at the person level was neither associated with habitual nor daily ER strategy endorsement when controlling for negative emotions. Likewise, associations between within-individual daily variation in negative ED and daily ER did not remain statistically significant after controlling for negative emotions. The results thus point to no or weak associations between negative ED and ER choice above and beyond negative emotions. Future experimental studies addressing ED at the momentary level and teasing out the ED–ER causal timeline are needed to further evaluate ED–ER associations. Findings from such research may represent an important step toward refining psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at improving emotional problems.

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Social anxiety and emotion regulation flexibility: considering emotion intensity and type as contextual factors

Abstract: Background and Objectives: Individuals with social anxiety disorder have often been considered

Cited by 35 publications

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Somatic symptoms among prison inmates: contributions of emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness, and duration of stay in prison

Somatic symptoms among prison inmates: contributions of emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness, and duration of stay in prison

Psychological flexibility: What we know, what we do not know, and what we think we know

Is Negative Emotion Differentiation Associated With Emotion Regulation Choice? Investigations at the Person and Day Level

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