Abstract: Sense of purpose – the feeling that one has meaningful goals and directions in life – has consistently been connected to desirable well-being outcomes. Though these associations are robust, only a paucity of research explains why this ...
Action Competence and Self: Individual Differences in Coping With Inner CapitulationSummary: The study deals with the issue of coping with states of “inner capitulation” which may occur when an individual's resources are overtaxed by a complex problem ...
Impulsivity and Associated Constructs in Drug Addicted PatientsAbstract.Aim: The current pilot study examined, if self-reported mindfulness is negatively associated with impulsive behaviour in drug addicted ...
Emotion Regulation in Learning Contexts: Development of a Questionnaire Measuring Emotion Regulation During Math LearningAbstract. This paper describes the development of a questionnaire measuring the regulation of positive and negative emotions during ...
Successful emotion regulation is a key aspect of efficient social functioning and personal well-being. Difficulties in emotion regulation lead to relationship impairments and are presumed to be involved in the onset and maintenance of some ...
Abstract. After experiencing an emotional event, people either seek out others’ presence (social affiliation) or avoid others’ presence (social isolation). The determinants and effects of social affiliation are now ...
Abstract. Relatives of individuals with mental illness are exposed to an elevated level of burden. Consequently, it is important to provide them with coping strategies. We explored the benefits of an online skills-training intervention. ...
Anger regulation in boys with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Summary:Objectives: We explored the reaction of boys with ADHD when they are angry at a friend. Due to their impulsivity and difficulty in focussing their attention, it may be ...
Deficient adaptive regulation of emotion in children with ADHDObjectives: The current study investigates whether children with and without ADHD differ in their implementation of emotion-regulation strategies. In addition, it explores whether the ...
Theoretischer Hintergrund: Defizite und Ressourcen im Bereich der allgemeinen Emotionsregulation spielen eine wichtige Rolle bei Entstehung, Aufrechterhaltung und Behandlung psychischer Störungen. Fragestellung: Um möglichst viele Bereiche des ...
Neuropsychological Aspects of DepressionAbstract. Patients suffering from major depressive disorder often complain not only of emotional, but also of cognitive symptoms and problems. Here, we mainly review neuropsychological findings on cognitive ...
Psychometric Analysis of a New Questionnaire Assessing the Acceptance of Unpleasant and Pleasant Emotions (FrAGe)Abstract. Acceptance is an emotion regulation strategy with beneficial effects for mental health. The present study investigated the ...
Zusammenfassung: Die Rolle der Emotionsregulation als ein bedeutsamer Einflussfaktor für psychische Störungen wird zunehmend diskutiert. Angststörungen zählen im Kindes- und Jugendalter zu den häufigsten psychischen Störungen, wobei der Einfluss der ...
Zusammenfassung: Hauptsymptom der affektiven Erkrankungen ist eine Veränderung der Stimmung. Inwieweit die Stimmungsstörung mit einer emotionalen Dysregulation einhergeht, wird aber erst in den letzten Jahren vermehrt untersucht. Der vorliegende Beitrag ...
Alexithymic characteristics and QoL – A cross-sectional study of 79 patients with anxiety disordersIt is well known that alexithymic patients report lower levels of quality of life (QoL) when compared to normal population. Until now this association was ...
A pilot study on the efficacy of an emotion-regulation training for women with binge eating disorderNegative emotions are a frequent antecedent in the occurrence of binge eating episodes in binge eating disorder (BED). First evidence shows that emotion ...
Emotion-regulation training for patients with bipolar disorder – First results of a pilot studyCompared to healthy controls, patients with bipolar disorder display an increased use of maladaptive and a decreased use of adaptive emotion regulation ...
Emotion expression and non-suicidal self-injury: Does crying moderate the association between sadness and self-harm?Abstract. Individuals with non-suicidal self-injury tend to suppress emotion expressions like crying. If crying is inhibited, several ...
Traumatic experiences and callous-unemotional traits: Association with functional and dysfunctional emotion regulation strategiesAbstract. Traumatic experiences and callous-unemotional traits: Association with ...