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CHILD & YOUTH CARE FORUM
Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 253-265Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-022-09685-x
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Expressive suppression; Emotional self-efficacy; Internalizing behavior; Emotion regulation; Adolescence
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This study investigated the moderating role of emotional self-efficacy in the relationship between expressive suppression and internalizing behavior, and found that suppressors with lower positive emotion self-efficacy were more likely to engage in internalizing behavior.
Background 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 (M-age = 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.
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