Citation

Lonigro A, Longobardi E, Laghi F. Child Youth Care Forum 2023; 52(1): 253-265.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10566-022-09685-x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies are predictive of negative outcomes in adolescence which, in turn, may impact on later well-being.

Objective

The current study aimed at testing the moderating role of emotional self-efficacy on the relation between expressive suppression and the engagement in internalizing behavior, controlling for gender effect.

Method

A total of 526 adolescents (Mage = 14.7 years, age range = 14-17 years) filled out self-report questionnaires evaluating expressive suppression, emotional regulatory self-efficacy, and internalizing behavior, respectively.

Results

Suppressors with lower positive emotion self-efficacy were more likely to engage in internalizing behavior than suppressors with higher positive emotion self-efficacy.

Conclusions

Despite several limitations, the study provided preliminary insights on the role played by emotional self-efficacy in the relation between expressive suppression and internalizing behavior in middle adolescence.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Emotion regulation; Emotional self-efficacy; Expressive suppression; Internalizing behavior