ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives

Recent approaches suggest that emotion regulation (ER) abilities represent potential predictors of emotional response among youths navigating stressful situations. To test this, we investigated whether ER abilities predicted the subjective and physiological emotional response experienced by youths during a stressful situation.

Design

A cross-sectional design was employed.

Method

One hundred and thirty-four youths completed measures of ER abilities (emotional awareness, anxiety sensitivity, emotional control) and were asked to deliver a speech while their anxiety, positive emotions, heart rate, and alpha asymmetry were collected at four time points: baseline, anticipation, speech, and post-recovery.

Results

Pearson r correlations showed that poor emotional control and awareness, as well as high anxiety sensitivity were related to greater anxiety and lower positive emotions experienced during the speech. Hierarchical multiple regressions also revealed that emotional control and emotional awareness predicted greater speech anxiety and lower positive emotions. Moreover, anxiety sensitivity was related to and predicted an increased heart rate experienced during speech.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that difficulties in emotional awareness, anxiety sensitivity, and emotional control predict the emotional response experienced by youths during a stressful situation. Interventions delivered by clinicians/teachers that target ER difficulties may be effective in improving emotional functioning when navigating stressful situations.

中文翻译：

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情绪调节能力作为即兴演讲任务中焦虑、积极情绪、心率和阿尔法不对称的预测指标

摘要

背景和目标

最近的方法表明，情绪调节 (ER) 能力代表了应对压力情况的年轻人的情绪反应的潜在预测因素。为了测试这一点，我们调查了 ER 能力是否能预测年轻人在压力情况下所经历的主观和生理情绪反应。

设计

采用了横截面设计。

方法

134 名青少年完成了 ER 能力（情绪意识、焦虑敏感度、情绪控制）的测量，并被要求发表演讲，同时在四个时间点收集他们的焦虑、积极情绪、心率和 alpha 不对称：基线、 期待、 讲话和恢复后。

结果

Pearson r相关性表明，较差的情绪控制和意识以及高度的焦虑敏感性与演讲期间经历的更大的焦虑和更低的积极情绪有关。分层多元回归还表明，情绪控制和情绪意识可以预测更大的言语焦虑和更低的积极情绪。此外，焦虑敏感性与讲话时的心率增加有关并可以预测。

结论

研究结果表明，情绪意识、焦虑敏感性和情绪控制方面的困难预示着青少年在压力情况下所经历的情绪反应。临床医生/教师针对 ER 困难提供的干预措施可能在应对压力情况时有效改善情绪功能。