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Dynamics of Positive Emotion Regulation: Associations with Youth Depressive Symptoms

Fussner, Lauren M., Luebbe, Aaron M., Bell, Debora J.·2015·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
DOI 10.1007/s10802-014-9916-3
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Depression is frequently considered a disorder of impaired affect regulation with deficits across both positive and negative affective systems. However, where deficits in emotion regulation occur in youth, specifically regarding regulation of positive emotions, is relatively unknown. The current study tested whether deficits in broad (felt and expressed) and specific (up-regulation and maintenance) positive emotion processes are associated with youth depressive symptoms. Adolescents (n = 134; 65 girls) in grades 7 to 9 completed a self-report measure of depressive symptoms prior to participating in two parent-child interactions tasks, a rewarding trivia task and a problem-solving conflict task. During the interaction tasks, adolescent's overall self-reported experience and observed expression of positive affect (PA) was examined. Following the reward task, youth's ability to up-regulate PA (PA response) and maintain PA while buffering against NA (PA persistence) was explored observationally. Results suggested that reduced experience and expression of PA was associated with depression symptoms, but only in a context that elicited negative emotions. No association was found between PA response and depression symptoms; however, shorter PA persistence was associated with elevated depressive symptoms. Youth higher in depressive symptoms appear able to respond similarly to rewarding events, but fail to maintain PA and ward off NA when transitioning from a positive to negative task.

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  • In one study, there was no association between depressive symptoms and observed positive affect during the reward task, but there was an association with the persistence of positive affect, defined as the maintenance of positive affect in a negative situation.

    “While there was no association between depressive symptoms and observed positive affect during the reward task, there was an association with the ‘persistence’ of positive affect, defined as the maintenance of positive affect in a negative situation.”

    From Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: Links to Anxiety and Depression (2019) · cites this paper as [65]

  • The reviewed studies did not assess self-focused regulatory strategies that may contribute to positive affect persistence, impacting the ability to dissociate disruptions to emotion regulation from disrupted emotional reactivity.

    “However, these studies did not assess self-focused regulatory strategies that may contribute to positive affect persistence, again impacting the ability to dissociate disruptions to emotion regulation from disrupted emotional reactivity.”

    From Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: Links to Anxiety and Depression (2019) · cites this paper as [65]

  • Behavioral studies of interpersonal positive emotion regulation highlight an association between depressive symptoms and shorter duration of positive affect.

    “Behavioral studies of interpersonal positive emotion regulation highlight an association between depressive symptoms and shorter duration of positive affect.”

    From Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: Links to Anxiety and Depression (2019) · cites this paper as [65]

  • One finding that does appear more consistent is the reduced duration of positive affect among adolescents with depression, although the extent to which this is tied to deficits in cognitive regulatory strategies has not been investigated.

    “One finding that does appear more consistent is the reduced duration of positive affect among adolescents with depression, although the extent to which this is tied to deficits in cognitive regulatory strategies has not been investigated.”

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Authors
Fussner, L. M., Luebbe, A. M., & Bell, D. J.
Affiliations
  • Miami University (US)
  • University of Missouri (US)
Corresponding author
Fussner, Lauren M.
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Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-07-30
Volume
43
Issue
3
Pages
475-488
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
DOI
10.1007/s10802-014-9916-3
OpenAlex
W2089759600
Cited by
34
References
79
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FWCI
2.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
positive emotion regulation, depressive symptoms, adolescents, positive affect, negative affect, parent-child interaction, reward processing, emotional dysregulation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Affect, Conflict, Psychological, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Problem Solving, Reward

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