The effect of affective temperament traits on emotion regulation difficulties (tur)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION[|] Emotion regulation difficulties play an important role in determining psychopathology and quality of life. They are related to several biological and environmental factors such as gender, temperament and attachment. Affective temperaments are subclinical trait-like features that represent liability to affective disorders. In our study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between affective temperament traits and emotion regulation difficulties in university students. [¤]METHODS[|]We conducted a cross-sectional study with university students. All participants were randomly selected and filled out a sociodemographic data form, TEMPS-A(Temperament Evaluation of Memphis,Pisa,Paris,Sarı Diego Autoquestionnaire) Temperament Questionnaire, Relationship Scale and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Multiple regression analyses were conducted by using gender and attachment style as covariate. . . [¤]RESULTS[|] 194 university students participated in our study. 37.6% of the participants are men and mean age is 20.88 +- 1.33. Anxious temperament predicted non-acceptance, impulsivity and strategies, depressive temperament predicted non-acceptance and cyclothymic temperament predicted clarity subdomains of emotion regulation difficulties. While cyclothymic anxious and hyperthymic temperament traits were found to be significant in determining total emotion regulation difficulties, hyperthymic temperament traits were found to be negatively related[¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]Affective temperament traits constitute a spectrum from healthy to clinical diagnosis. Identifying in which emotional areas individuals with affective temperament traits experience difficulties also seems important in order to reveal interventions that will increase the quality of life of these individuals. [¤]

Keywords

• affective temperament
• emotion regulation difficulties
• emotion regulation