2024
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Depressive Symptoms in Parent–Adolescent Dyads: A Daily-Diary Investigation
Gadassi-Polack R, Questel M, Sened H, Marshall H, Chen G, Geiger E, Yosef T, Joormann J. Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Depressive Symptoms in Parent–Adolescent Dyads: A Daily-Diary Investigation. Emotion 2024 PMID: 39325395, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent depressionParent-adolescent dyadsDepressive symptomsActor-partner interdependence model frameworkAssociated with adolescent depressionAssociated with more depressionInterpersonal emotion regulationAssociated with higher levelsDaily-diaryEmotion regulationPositive affectParental depressionDyadic designDyadic processesDepression developmentDyad membersDaily diariesDecreased depressionDepressionParental useAdolescentsAdolescent useSymptomsDyadsParentsIt's a balancing act: The ratio of maladaptive (vs. All) emotion regulation strategies is associated with depression
Gadassi-Polack R, Paganini G, Zhang A, Dworschak C, Silk J, Kober H, Joormann J. It's a balancing act: The ratio of maladaptive (vs. All) emotion regulation strategies is associated with depression. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 180: 104600. PMID: 38950508, PMCID: PMC11323071, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationER repertoireER flexibilityER strategiesAssociated with psychopathologyMaladaptive emotion regulationEmotion regulation strategiesAssociated with depressive symptomsAssociated with depressionYears of adolescenceDaily-diaryAtypical developmentDepressive symptomsRegulation strategiesDevelopmental periodDepressionPsychopathologyEmotionsAdolescentsYouthYear levelSymptomsResearchThe Development of a Novel Scale to Assess Intra- and Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Strategies: The Emotion Regulation Strategy Scale (ERSS)
Kneeland E, Hay A, Curtiss J, Hennessey A, Vanderlind W, Joormann J, Clark M. The Development of a Novel Scale to Assess Intra- and Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Strategies: The Emotion Regulation Strategy Scale (ERSS). Emotion 2024, 24: 1582-1599. PMID: 38829352, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion Regulation Strategies ScaleEmotion regulation strategiesInterpersonal emotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategiesConfirmatory factor analysisEmotion regulationStudy 3Specific emotion regulation strategiesLevels of clinical symptomsEmotion regulation researchEmotion Regulation ScaleFactor analysisIntra-personalNine-factor solutionInterpersonal scalesCognitive reappraisalRegulation ScaleExpressive suppressionSituation selectionStudy 1Study 2Scale itemsRegulation researchEmotionsClinical samplesEmpathy is Associated With Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Goals in Everyday Life
Geiger E, Pruessner L, Barnow S, Joormann J. Empathy is Associated With Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Goals in Everyday Life. Emotion 2024, 24: 1092-1108. PMID: 38127535, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal emotion regulationPersonal distressEmpathic concernStudy 2Emotion regulation goalsEmotion regulation processesLower personal distressFacets of empathyHigher empathic concernEcological momentary assessment studyFemale student sampleMomentary assessment studyU.S. community sampleEveryday lifeEmotion regulationRegulation goalsCommunity sampleStudy 1Student sampleMentalizingEmpathyDifferential associationsExperience sharingRegulation processesDistress
2023
The mindful gaze: trait mindful people under an instructed emotion regulation goal selectively attend to positive stimuli
Raila H, Bouwer A, Moran C, Kneeland E, Modi R, Joormann J. The mindful gaze: trait mindful people under an instructed emotion regulation goal selectively attend to positive stimuli. Cognition & Emotion 2023, 38: 256-266. PMID: 37987770, PMCID: PMC11003715, DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2023.2270198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulation goalsHigher trait mindfulnessPositive moodTrait mindfulnessMindful peopleAttention biasRegulation goalsEmotional benefitsEmotion regulation strategiesPositive imageAttention biasesAttentional controlEmotion regulationEmotional scenesSelective attentionVisual attentionPositive stimuliPositive affectRegulation strategiesNegative photographsInternal experiencesEye trackingMindfulnessMoodEmotionsSeeing Red: Distraction Influences Visual Attention for Anger but Not for Other Negative Emotions
Rutherford A, Raila H, Blicher A, Vanderlind W, Joormann J. Seeing Red: Distraction Influences Visual Attention for Anger but Not for Other Negative Emotions. Emotion 2023, 23: 1224-1235. PMID: 36107655, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategiesFilm clipsState anxietyEmotion-eliciting film clipsEmotion-eliciting stimuliEmotional film clipsCurrent affective stateNegative emotional statesAttention allocation strategyCognitive reappraisalEmotion regulationEmotional informationVisual attentionNegative emotionsNegative affectDistraction conditionEmotional statesAffective statesNatural viewingEye trackingOverall functioningVital skillEffect of conditionCommunity participantsCognitive flexibility and emotion regulation: Dual layers of resilience against the emergence of paranoia
Deng W, Acquah K, Joormann J, Cannon T. Cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation: Dual layers of resilience against the emergence of paranoia. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2023, 167: 104360. PMID: 37413786, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulation abilitiesHigher cognitive flexibilityCognitive flexibilityEmotion regulationRegulation abilityParanoid beliefsBetter emotion regulation abilityGreater emotion regulation difficultiesLower cognitive flexibilityEmotion regulation difficultiesSelf-report measuresSevere paranoiaCognitive vulnerabilityRegulation difficultiesCognitive inflexibilityAffective statesLower paranoiaBiased beliefsParanoiaEarly interventionBeliefsLow abilityInflexibilityIndividualsAbilityInterplay between uncertainty intolerance, emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-wave study
Godara M, Everaert J, Sanchez-Lopez A, Joormann J, De Raedt R. Interplay between uncertainty intolerance, emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-wave study. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 9854. PMID: 37330557, PMCID: PMC10276821, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36211-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntolerance of uncertaintyEmotion regulation difficultiesCognitive controlMulti-wave studyRegulation difficultiesCognitive flexibilityEmotion regulationMental healthMaladaptive emotion regulationProtective factorsUncertainty intoleranceIndividual differencesMediation analysisMental health burdenCOVID-19 pandemicStress resilienceRisk factorsPsychopathologySignificant mental health burdenOnline assessmentLongitudinal changesNegative effectsDifficultiesHealth burdenAnxietyEmotion regulation and disordered eating behaviour in youths: Two daily‐diary studies
Dworschak C, Polack R, Winschel J, Joormann J, Kober H. Emotion regulation and disordered eating behaviour in youths: Two daily‐diary studies. European Eating Disorders Review 2023, 31: 655-669. PMID: 37293697, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationNegative affectPositive emotion regulationMaladaptive emotion regulationDisorder riskDaily diary designDaily diary studyUse of ruminationNegative emotionsDiary designRestrictive eatingWeight concernsRuminationPrevious researchCognitionWave 1YouthAffectEatingEmotionsCOVID-19 pandemicAdolescenceHigh levelsPresent studyBehaviorModerators and Mediators of the Interpretation Bias–Emotional Disorders Link
Gadassi Polack R, Davis A, Joormann J. Moderators and Mediators of the Interpretation Bias–Emotional Disorders Link. CBT: Science Into Practice 2023, 55-77. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23650-1_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional disordersInterpretation biasInterpretation biasesProminent cognitive theoryEmotion regulationMaladaptive strategiesCognitive theoryDevelopmental sampleInterpersonal factorsPotential moderatorsLongitudinal examinationModeratorCurrent chapterBiasesDisordersBiasStimuliExperimental designSignificant supportCentral mechanismsRelationshipMediationMultiple factorsMediatorsCross-sectional studyNegative information processing.
Deng W, Joormann J. Negative information processing. 2023, 233-252. DOI: 10.1037/0000332-011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive biasesPositive affectNegative affectNegative information processingSustained negative affectCognitive behavior therapyDevelopment of interventionsEmotion regulationCognitive processesEmotional experienceBehavior therapyCognitive deficitsInformation processingCognitionAffectAffective symptomsClinical depressionEmotionsBiasesDepressionArea of researchClinical disordersDeficitsDisordersIntervention
2020
Understanding positive emotion deficits in depression: From emotion preferences to emotion regulation
Vanderlind WM, Millgram Y, Baskin-Sommers AR, Clark MS, Joormann J. Understanding positive emotion deficits in depression: From emotion preferences to emotion regulation. Clinical Psychology Review 2020, 76: 101826. PMID: 32058881, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotionsEmotion regulationEmotion preferencesNegative affectEmotion regulation strategy useEmotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategy useEmotion regulation modelUse of strategiesEmotion processesEmotion deficitsEmotion dysfunctionPositive affectRegulation strategiesIndividual differencesStrategy useImportant empirical gapEmotionsHabitual useAffectPrior researchRegulation modelNovel treatment targetsExtant literatureEmpirical gap
2019
Positive Emotion Regulation in Depression
Vanderlind W, Joormann J. Positive Emotion Regulation in Depression. 2019, 238-250. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190653200.013.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotionsNegative affectPositive emotion regulationEmotion regulation difficultiesRefinement of interventionsEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationRegulation difficultiesAbundance of researchMajor depressionEmotionsForm of methodologyAffectEmpirical workDepressionHallmark featureDisordersAnhedoniaDifficultiesInterventionPotential mechanismsImplicationsPhenomenologyFindingsResearchA Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Responses to Positive Affect Questionnaire
Voss M, Ehring T, Timpano K, Joormann J, Wolkenstein L. A Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Responses to Positive Affect Questionnaire. Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment 2019, 41: 425-435. DOI: 10.1007/s10862-019-09757-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotion regulationPositive Affect questionnaireEmotion regulationPositive emotionsAffect QuestionnaireEmotion-focused ruminationDifferent cognitive responsesSelf-report measuresSelf-focused ruminationFactor analysisGerman versionAdequate internal consistencyConfirmatory factor analysisNegative emotionsCognitive responsesIndividual differencesIncremental validityAffective disordersSet of questionnairesExploratory factor analysisRuminationFactor structureAcceptable convergentEmotionsPsychometric properties
2018
Motivations to Experience Happiness or Sadness in Depression: Temporal Stability and Implications for Coping With Stress
Millgram Y, Joormann J, Huppert J, Lampert A, Tamir M. Motivations to Experience Happiness or Sadness in Depression: Temporal Stability and Implications for Coping With Stress. Clinical Psychological Science 2018, 7: 143-161. DOI: 10.1177/2167702618797937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDegree of motivationEmotion regulation taskReal-life stressEmotion regulationCertain emotionsNegative emotionsIndividual differencesRegulation strategiesProspective linksRegulation taskDepressed participantsDepressed individualsMotivated participantsNondepressed individualsHappinessSadnessStressful periodMotivationEmotionsTemporal stabilityMajor depressive disorderClinical implicationsDepressionParticipantsInitial levelHating waiting
Tanovic E, Hajcak G, Joormann J. Hating waiting. Journal Of Experimental Psychopathology 2018, 9: 2043808718778982. DOI: 10.1177/2043808718778982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-probability rewardForms of psychopathologyInhibitory intoleranceEmotion regulationGambling TaskNegative affectIndividual differencesDelay discountingLess willingnessPsychopathologyTaskGreater delayMore tensionWillingnessImpulsivityNeuroticismAffectDiscountingAnxietyRewardHigh levelsWaitersStudentsDifficultiesFindings
2016
Emotion malleability beliefs, emotion regulation, and psychopathology: Integrating affective and clinical science
Kneeland ET, Dovidio JF, Joormann J, Clark MS. Emotion malleability beliefs, emotion regulation, and psychopathology: Integrating affective and clinical science. Clinical Psychology Review 2016, 45: 81-88. PMID: 27086086, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion malleability beliefsMalleability beliefsEmotion regulationEmotional experienceAnxiety disordersEmotion regulation effortsClinical science perspectiveSocial anxiety disorderIndividual emotional experiencesEmotion beliefsMalleable viewEmotion dysregulationAffective scienceRegulating EmotionsCognitive therapyEmotionsRegulation effortsSpecific clinical disordersGreater motivationCurrent conceptualizationsPsychiatric conditionsBeliefsMajor depressive disorderClinical disordersClinical domains
2015
Cognitive vulnerability to depression: examining cognitive control and emotion regulation
Joormann J, Tanovic E. Cognitive vulnerability to depression: examining cognitive control and emotion regulation. Current Opinion In Psychology 2015, 4: 86-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive controlEmotion regulationCognitive control difficultiesCognitive vulnerabilityEmotion dysregulationCognitive processesNeural correlatesDepression vulnerabilityLine of researchTreatment implicationsRecent empirical evidenceControl difficultiesEmotionsDeficitsDepressionFuture directionsEmpirical evidenceAffectDifficultiesResearchVulnerabilityCorrelatesBasic researchDisordersImplications
2014
Emotion Regulation in Depression
Joormann J, Vanderlind W. Emotion Regulation in Depression. Clinical Psychological Science 2014, 2: 402-421. DOI: 10.1177/2167702614536163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationPositive affectNegative affectMaladaptive emotion regulationMajor depressive disorderCognitive controlCognitive biasesCognitive factorsCognitive theoryDepressive disorderDiscussion of implicationsAffective aspectsAffectDepression riskRecent researchDepressionHallmark featureDepressed patientsFuture directionsDisordersDifficultiesCardinal symptomsFrequent useAdaptive strategiesDepressive episode
2013
The Relational Theory of Attention: Implications for the Processing of Emotional Stimuli in Psychological Disorders
Joormann J, Arditte K. The Relational Theory of Attention: Implications for the Processing of Emotional Stimuli in Psychological Disorders. Australian Psychologist 2013, 48: 399-401. DOI: 10.1111/ap.12040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional disordersCurrent cognitive theoriesRelational theoryEmotion regulationCognitive processesCognitive theoryIrrelevant informationEmotionsContext dependenceCentral characteristicsBiasesDisordersAttentionCognitionComplex environmentsRelevant informationResearchAnxietyMemoryGreater emphasisTheoryDifferent waysNew informationImportant findingImportant questions