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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 1/2010

01-03-2010

Commentary: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges to the Study of Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology

Auteur: Susan D. Calkins

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2010

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Abstract

In this commentary, I argue that although emotion regulation and its role in psychopathology has been the focus of considerable psychological research with both children and adults, fundamental questions remain about how these phenomena are linked. I pose four challenges to the study of emotion regulation and psychopathology that have yet to be fully met, either empirically or conceptually. I note that a multi-level developmental approach that places emotion regulation within the context of both the larger self-regulatory system and the social relationships within which regulation occurs may be useful in understanding the emergence and maintenance of early behavioral patterns that evolve into disorders of psychological functioning.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Commentary: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges to the Study of Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology
Auteur
Susan D. Calkins
Publicatiedatum
01-03-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-009-9169-6

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