2024
What empathizers do: Empathy and the selection of everyday interpersonal emotion regulation strategies
Geiger E, Pruessner L, Barnow S, Joormann J. What empathizers do: Empathy and the selection of everyday interpersonal emotion regulation strategies. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 370: 76-89. PMID: 39490675, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation strategiesRelationship-oriented strategiesCognitive reappraisalEmpathic concernRegulation strategiesSocial functioningTreatment of affective disordersEcological momentary assessment studyRegulating others' emotionsImpaired social functioningMomentary assessment studyComponents of mentalizingMulti-faceted constructPositive social outcomesAffective disordersOthers' emotionsPersonal distressEmpathic behaviorParticipants' empathyStudy 1Study 2Measure empathyEmotionsInterpersonal bondsExamining the Association Among Adolescents’ Emotional Clarity, Emotion Differentiation, and the Regulation of Negative and Positive Affect Using a Daily Diary Approach
Hohensee N, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Examining the Association Among Adolescents’ Emotional Clarity, Emotion Differentiation, and the Regulation of Negative and Positive Affect Using a Daily Diary Approach. Emotion 2024 PMID: 39325397, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulation strategiesMaladaptive emotion regulation strategiesEmotional clarityEmotion differentiationPositive affectRegulation strategiesHigher emotional clarityPositive emotion differentiationDaily diary approachWithin-person levelIntensive longitudinal designEmotion knowledgeDiary approachEmotional experienceLongitudinal designEmotionsAssociated with higher useAffectAdolescentsRegulatory strategiesAssociated with decreased useImpact choiceHigher useYouthDaily lifeIt'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 samples
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 trackingMindfulnessMoodEmotionsChoosing to Avoid the Positive? Emotion Regulation Strategy Choice in Depression
Millgram Y, Lakan S, Joormann J, Nahum M, Shimony O, Tamir M. Choosing to Avoid the Positive? Emotion Regulation Strategy Choice in Depression. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2023, 132: 669-680. PMID: 37261782, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulation strategiesPleasant emotionsUnpleasant emotionsMDD participantsRegulation strategiesPleasant affectNondepressed individualsStrategy choiceMajor depressive disorderEcological momentary assessmentStrong motivationPositive ruminationNegative ruminationUnpleasant affectPleasant stimuliStrategy useBehavioral tasksEmotionsDaily lifeStudy 1Study 2Momentary assessmentAffectMotivationRuminationEmotion 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 studyBehaviorNegative 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 level
2016
Remembering the Good Ole Days: Fear of Positive Emotion Relates to Affect Repair Using Positive Memories
Vanderlind W, Stanton C, Weinbrecht A, Velkoff E, Joormann J. Remembering the Good Ole Days: Fear of Positive Emotion Relates to Affect Repair Using Positive Memories. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2016, 41: 362-368. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-016-9775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive autobiographical memoriesPositive emotionsPositive affectElevated fearMood inductionAutobiographical memoryPositive memoriesNegative affectPositive memory recallSad mood inductionElevated depression scoresEmotion relatesState happinessMood repairGreater depressive symptomsMemory recallIndividual differencesAffect regulationMediation modelRecall procedurePreliminary supportEmotionsLess abilityGreater fearAffectEmotion 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
Trait Rumination Moderates the Effect of Executive Control Training
Quinn M, Keil D, Utke S, Joormann J. Trait Rumination Moderates the Effect of Executive Control Training. Journal Of Experimental Psychopathology 2014, 5: 289-301. DOI: 10.5127/jep.0038713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive control trainingTrait ruminationControl trainingExecutive controlCortisol reactivityTraining effectsN-back taskControl conditionResilient respondingAffective stimuliBiological stress responseEmotional adjustmentIndividual differencesTimes of stressStressful eventsStudent sampleRuminationCondition assignmentTraining groupSalivary cortisolStress inductionCurrent studyTrainingParticipantsEmotionsGene Effects and G × E Interactions in the Differential Prediction of Three Aspects of Impulsiveness
Carver C, LeMoult J, Johnson S, Joormann J. Gene Effects and G × E Interactions in the Differential Prediction of Three Aspects of Impulsiveness. Social Psychological And Personality Science 2014, 5: 730-739. DOI: 10.1177/1948550614527116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly adversityFeelings Trigger ActionAspects of impulsivityMeasures of impulsivityIndependent contributionAspects of impulsivenessDopamine-related polymorphismsIndividual differencesImpulsive reactionsMultifaceted constructDifferential predictionImpulsivityDifferent aspectsAdversityFollow-ThroughPervasive influenceTrigger actionsEmotionsImpulsivenessPotential contributorsFeelingsDRD4UndergraduatesAspectsConstructs
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
2010
Cognitive Inhibition and Emotion Regulation in Depression
Joormann J. Cognitive Inhibition and Emotion Regulation in Depression. Current Directions In Psychological Science 2010, 19: 161-166. DOI: 10.1177/0963721410370293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive inhibitionEmotion regulationNegative affectNegative materialContents of WMRegulation of emotionMood-congruent cognitionNegative thinkingSad moodNegative contentInhibition deficitsDepressed peopleHindering recoveryFuture researchWMAffectDepressionOutline implicationsDeficitsPeopleEmotionsCognitionMemoryRecallMood
2006
Implicit motives and explicit goals: two distinctive modes of motivational functioning and their relations to psychopathology
Michalak J, Püschel O, Joormann J, Schulte D. Implicit motives and explicit goals: two distinctive modes of motivational functioning and their relations to psychopathology. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2006, 13: 81-96. DOI: 10.1002/cpp.440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAvoidance tendenciesExplicit systemImplicit motivesMotivational systemsPersonal goalsHuman behaviorDirect human behaviorImplicit systemPsychopathologyFunctional impairmentEmotionsTendencyMotivationImplicitParticipantsImpairmentRatersBasic researchGoalImplicationsQuestionnaireFindingsResearchSymptomsBehavior