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Examining emotion regulation in depression: A review and future directions

Joormann, Jutta, Stanton, Colin H.·2016·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is an affective disorder with sustained negative affect and difficulties experiencing positive affect as its hallmark features. Previous work also highlights cognitive biases and deficits in cognitive control that accompany depression and suggestions have been made as to how cognitive and affective aspects of the disorder are linked. Recent work proposes that difficulties in the self-regulation of affect after experiencing negative life events may contribute to risk for the onset of depression, and indeed there is evidence that depressed patients exhibit more frequent use of maladaptive strategies when regulating affect and show difficulties effectively implementing adaptive strategies. Cognitive aspects of depression may play an important role in helping us understand these difficulties in self-regulation. This article reviews recent work on emotion regulation in depression and links cognitive biases and deficits associated with depression to difficulties in the self-regulation of emotion. Importantly, a main goal of the article is to identify topics in need of future attention that could greatly help shed light on the relation between cognition and emotion regulation in this and other psychological disorders.

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Authors
Joormann, J., & Stanton, C. H.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Joormann, Jutta
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-11
Volume
86
Pages
35-49
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2504538113
Cited by
749
References
182
Citations by year
2026: 93 · 2025: 122 · 2024: 101 · 2023: 82 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 65 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 1
FWCI
4.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
emotion regulation, major depressive disorder, cognitive biases, cognitive control, negative affect, positive affect, maladaptive coping, cognitive-emotional interaction, depression risk
MeSH terms
Self-Control, Adaptation, Psychological, Cognition, Major Depressive Disorder, Emotions, Forecasting, Humans, Behavioral Research

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