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Emotion regulation in unipolar depression: The effects of acceptance and suppression of subjective emotional experience on the intensity and duration of sadness and negative affect.

Liverant, Gabrielle I., Brown, Timothy A., Barlow, David H., Roemer, Lizabeth·2008·Behaviour Research and Therapy

DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2008.08.001

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This study examined the effects of emotional suppression and acceptance in a depressed sample. Sixty participants with diagnoses of unipolar depression completed a questionnaire packet and participated in an experiment. The experiment utilized two conditions to explore correlates of the spontaneous use of emotion regulation strategies and the effects of an experimental manipulation of acceptance and suppression. Results demonstrated that suppression produced short-term reductions in sadness. Notably, anxiety about the experience of depressed mood influenced the efficacy of emotional suppression with findings showing that suppression was no longer effective at moderate and higher levels of anxiety about the experience of depressed mood. Implications of study findings for understanding emotion dysregulation in depressive disorders and the treatment of depression are discussed.

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Authors: Liverant, G. I., Brown, T. A., Barlow, D. H., & Roemer, L.
Affiliations: Boston University (US)
University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
Corresponding author: Liverant, Gabrielle I.
ORCID: Liverant, Gabrielle I.
Brown, Timothy A.
Barlow, David H.
Roemer, Lizabeth
Venue: Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2008-11
Volume: 46
Issue: 11
Pages: 1201-1209
ISSN: 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.08.001
OpenAlex: W2046291297
Cited by: 253
References: 57
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FWCI: 16.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: emotion regulation, major depressive disorder, emotional suppression, acceptance, sadness, negative affect, emotional dysregulation, depression treatment
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Anxiety, Depressive Disorder, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Repression, Psychology, Young Adult

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