Morningness–eveningness and emotion dysregulation incremental validity in predicting social anxiety dimensions

Abstract

Esfandiar Azad-Marzabadi,1 Sohrab Amiri2 1Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Abstract: This study investigates the usefulness of morningness–eveningness and emotion dysregulation for better understanding of social anxiety dimensions. Specifically, associations between morningness–eveningness and incremental validity of emotion dysregulation as a predictor of social anxiety were examined. Data were obtained from a sample of normal students (N=510). Results of regression analyses showed that morningness was a significant predictor of social anxiety variables. Dimensions of emotion dysregulation had multiple associations with facets from social anxiety. Emotion dysregulation was found to be a positive predictor of social anxiety. The results expand the understanding of social anxiety and indicate how the domains of morningness–eveningness and emotion regulation could explain social anxiety in a normal population. Keywords: emotion dysregulation, eveningness, morningness, social anxiety

Keywords

• Emotion Dysregulation
• Eveningness
• Morningness
• Social Anxiety