Temperamentalne predyktory strategii regulacji emocji negatywnych i pozytywnych u osób z zaburzeniami depresyjno-lękowymi

Anna Pastuszak-Draxler , Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała , Józef Gierowski

Abstract

Temperament has an important predictive role among emotion regulation strategies in persons with diagnosed psychiatric disorders. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive role of temperament for the negative and positive emotion regulation strategies in the group of patients with depressive-anxiety disorders diagnosis. Subjects were 105 patients from the German Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bethel in Bielefeld/ Germany. Tools used in the project were: the Short Diagnostic Interview for Psychiatric Disorders, Temperament-Character-Inventory and the Emotion Acceptance Questionnaire. Emotion acceptance and emotion suppression are related to several temperamental factors. With respect to temperamental factors, the emotion regulation of negative emotions was related to Harm Avoidance, the emotion regulation of positive emotions was related to Novelty Seeking. These findings indicate the important role of temperament as a predictor for emotion regulation strategies.