The predictive role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in adolescents' depression, anxiety and stress

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master of Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in predicting the level of depression, anxiety and stress experienced by 15-18-year-old adolescents in Mashhad.

Method: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive-correlational design. The statistical population consisted of all adolescents aged 15 to 18 years old in Mashhad city. Among this population, a group of 800 adolescents (408 girls and 392 boys), using random cluster sampling method, were selected to participate in this study. Participants were then asked to complete a survey including demographic information questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Enter regression test.

Results: The results of this study showed that cognitive emotion regulation strategies can significantly predict psychological distress in adolescents (P<0.001). Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies directly predict the experience of depression, anxiety and stress, and adaptive emotion regulation strategies play a significant role in predicting depression, anxiety and stress inversely.

Discussion: Cognitive emotion regulation strategies play an effective role in predicting the experience of depression, anxiety and stress in adolescents. Designing educational programs and using therapeutic methods to improve cognitive emotion regulation skills are likely to reduce the psychological distress experienced by adolescents.

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Clinical Psychology and Personality

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 12 May 2024

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