A5043307040- Mental Health Research Topics
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Emotional Labor in Professions
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Sport Psychology and Performance
Washington University in St. Louis
2021-2025
University of California, Riverside
2025
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers
2022
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
2022
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
2022
Brookings Institution
2022
Oregon Department of Education
2021
University of Oregon
2021
Curtin University
2021
Wake Forest University
2021
Abstract Emotion differentiation captures the detail with which people describe their emotional experiences. A compelling body of research has linked low and negative emotion to a host adverse psychological outcomes, yet conceptual methodological questions issues remain. We think that time is right review reflect on this growing literature gain clarity can be applied future research. first assessment while highlighting variation across studies. Then supported by review, we discuss...
Abstract Objectives Prominent theories of adult development suggest individuals increasingly prioritize emotional goals and social relationships as they age. Accordingly, older adults are expected to invest more in maintaining their well-being compared younger adults. Prior work suggests may accomplish this goal by structuring lives ways that reduce the need actively manage unwanted emotion. We tested hypotheses (1) regulate emotions less often daily life adults, (2) when emotion regulation...
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have relatively poor emotional well-being, but little is known about their emotion regulation (ER) processes. In the present study, we investigate whether individuals of varying age and status might benefit emotionally from specific ER strategy selection instructions. Young (aged 21-34, n = 66), cognitively normal older (CN; aged 70-84, 90), MCI 60) completed a laboratory task involving high-arousal negative film clips. They were instructed...
Academic Abstract This paper aims to motivate research on emotion regulation success in naturalistic settings. We define as achieving one’s goal and differentiate it from related concepts (i.e., maladaptive dysregulation). As goals vary across individuals situations, is insufficient conceptualize maximizing positive affect minimizing negative affect. Instead, can be measured through novel approaches targeting the achievement of goals. In addition utilizing data analytic tools (e.g., response...
A criterion for high quality science is to produce findings that are robust and replicable across studies. potential hinderance successful replication however context dependency. To formally address issues of dependency, has be defined integrated into research practices. Emotion particularly on adult emotional development have long emphasized the importance context. Drawing established theories existing frameworks context, we define as it relates in adulthood, highlighting specific aspects...
Interpersonal goals and adult attachment have implications for how people interact with others as well emotion experience regulation. Literature on intrapersonal emotional processes has typically not examined motivations underlying people's engagement others' emotions its connections to individual differences related close relationships such attachment. This study analyzed the between interpersonal regulation motives, perceived social interaction outcomes, Undergraduates (N = 211) reported...
People with major depressive disorder (MDD) report difficulties emotion regulation (ER), particularly in habitual strategy use. We examined ER use and other aspects of ER-desired emotional states (emotion goals) reasons for (ER motives)-in current remitted MDD. In a 2-week experience sampling study, adults MDD (n = 48), 80), healthy controls 87) reported their negative affect (NA) positive (PA), goals (frequency, direction), motives (hedonic, instrumental), (social sharing, acceptance,...
The Strengths and Vulnerabilities Integration model (Charles, 2010) suggests older adults experience difficulty regulating emotions with high-arousal negative stimuli due to decreases in resources. We investigate relationships among age, physical cognitive resources, emotional experience, perceived emotion regulation (ER) needs. Participants aged 25-85 (N = 290) completed assessments of ability health. In an sampling procedure (6x per day for 10 days), participants reported their momentary...
People experience momentary fluctuations in how much they differentiate between emotions and clear are about what feeling. To better understand situational predictors of shifts emotion differentiation emotional clarity, we investigated whether individuals more differentiated clearer their social situations (vs. alone) given that fulfill important functions. We tested if these within-person associations varied depending on socially relevant individual differences, including age, extraversion,...
One way older adults may be able to maintain emotional well-being despite declining in cognitive ability is through leveraging social resources for intrinsic interpersonal emotion regulation. Additionally, given their increased life experience, might also particularly well-suited regulate the emotions of others. To examine age difference use and effectiveness regulation, community (
Aims: Athletes in the general population report higher satisfaction of basic needs when coaches are providing an autonomy supportive sport climate (ASSC). Our study aims at investigating whether ASSC is associated with life athletes intellectual disabilities (ID) and this association mediated by need satisfaction.Method: During Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017, 168 ID (M = 33.86 years; SD 10.47) completed questionnaires measuring ASSC, (autonomy, competence, relatedness), life....
Flexibly adjusting emotion regulation (ER) to environmental demands is expected be beneficial. Focusing on flexibility over frequency of strategy use, however, neglects the perspective that some strategies might still overall more helpful. We assessed ER and simultaneously utilizing a novel approach models person-specific strategy-situation fit. Community adults (N = 290, aged 25 85 years) were randomly prompted 6x/day for 10 days report their use 14 current situation (physical location,...
Well-being is a multi-faceted construct, comprised of conceptualy distinct affective experiences, cognitive evaluations, and social processes. The current research investigates the extent to which these conceptually well-being components are related one another between within individuals, as well whether how individuals differ from in interrelations among their experiences. With community sample that reflects diversity St. Louis (N=400), we will assess trait state experiences (i.e., positive...
Abstract Early work on emotion regulation typically focused how often or much individuals use “adaptive” strategies (e.g., cognitive reappraisal) “maladaptive” expressive suppression”), largely finding little evidence of age differences in strategy use. However, there is growing attention to the importance flexibly adjusting efforts based constraints and affordances situation, a skill that may increase with life experience. In present research, we build these recent theoretical innovations...
This paper aims to motivate research on emotion regulation success in naturalistic settings. We define as achieving one’s goal and differentiate it from related concepts (i.e., maladaptive dysregulation). As goals vary across individuals situations, is insufficient conceptualize maximizing positive affect minimizing negative affect. Instead, can be measured through novel approaches targeting achievement of goals. In addition utilizing data analytic tools (e.g., response surface analyses)...
Emotion regulation is theorized to be situation-dependent. Thus far, researchers have looked for situational predictors of emotion across individuals without considering that could show person-specific contingencies. In a study (N = 164) using experience sampling and mobile sensing over 14 days, we tested how aspects the process (goals, motives, strategies, success) are linked situations. Results supported idea idiographic situations given none associations between appeared more than 50%...
People experience momentary fluctuations in how much they differentiate between emotions and clear are about what feeling. To better understand situational predictors of shifts emotion differentiation emotional clarity, we investigated whether individuals more differentiated clearer their social situations (versus alone) given that fulfill important functions. We tested if these within-person associations varied depending on socially relevant individual differences, including age,...
Abstract Prominent theories of adult development suggest that individuals increasingly prioritize emotional goals and social relationships as they grow older. Accordingly, older adults are expected to invest more in maintaining their well-being compared younger adults. Prior work suggests may accomplish this goal by structuring lives ways reduce the need manage unwanted emotion. We tested hypotheses (1) regulate emotions less often daily life adults, (2) when emotion regulation occurs,...
Interpersonal goals and adult attachment have implications for how people interact with others as well emotion experience regulation. Literature on intrapersonal emotional processes has typically not examined motivations underlying people's engagement others’ emotions its connections to individual differences related close relationships such attachment. This study analyzed the between interpersonal regulation (IER) motives, perceived social interaction outcomes, Undergraduates (N = 211)...
Abstract As people age, their emotional well-being tends to be maintained or improves. Theories of adult development suggest that features the context (e.g., more familiar environments) and successful management emotions contribute this effect. This talk focuses on how familiarity may promote differentiation knowing whether one feels angry sad) in daily life, an important predecessor emotion regulation success. A sample (N=290) community participants between ages 25 85 years old completed...
Abstract Individuals often experience improvements in emotional well-being into old age. Understanding mechanisms contributing to these outcomes daily contexts can inform ways support healthy aging. Development is embedded within various that shape individuals’ experiences. Novel perspectives are emerging on how conceptualize context and the way it contribute development during aging process. This symposium illustrates four innovative consider contextual contributions across adulthood. The...