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 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 participantsChoosing 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 assessmentAffectMotivationRumination
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
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
2010
Emotion regulation in depression: Examining the role of cognitive processes
Joormann J, D'Avanzato C. Emotion regulation in depression: Examining the role of cognitive processes. Cognition & Emotion 2010, 24: 913-939. DOI: 10.1080/02699931003784939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationCognitive biasesCognitive processesNegative eventsMaladaptive emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation strategiesNon-depressed peopleMemory biasesCognitive controlNegative affectIndividual differencesRegulation strategiesEmotional responsesMood statesDepressed peopleDepression literatureNegative materialMaladaptive responsesBiasesFuture researchDeficitsDepressionHallmark featureDepressive disorderDifficultiesIs Timing Everything? Sequential Effects of Rumination and Distraction on Interpersonal Problem Solving
Yoon K, Joormann J. Is Timing Everything? Sequential Effects of Rumination and Distraction on Interpersonal Problem Solving. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2010, 36: 165-172. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9330-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research