Heterogeneity in emotion regulation difficulties among women victims of domestic violence: A latent profile analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders
Nicole H WeissTami P Sullivan

Abstract

Research over the past two decades supports emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor related to the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of a wide range of psychiatric difficulties and risky behaviors. However, prior investigations are limited by their focus on difficulties regulating negative (but not positive) emotions. Further, research has not accounted for the heterogeneity in difficulties regulating emotions. Participants were 210 female victims of domestic violence (DV; M age = 36.14, 48.6% African American) who completed measures assessing emotion regulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Positive), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale), alcohol misuse (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) and drug misuse (Drug Abuse Screening Test). Latent profile analysis was utilized to identify subgroups of DV-victimized women who were similar in endorsed difficulties in regulating negative and positive emotions. Differences in psychiatric difficulties (i.e., PTSD and depressive symptom severity) and risky behaviors (i.e., alcohol and drug misuse) were examined across...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 9, 2019·The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse·Melissa R SchickNichea S Spillane
Jul 22, 2019·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Nicole H WeissKatherine L Dixon-Gordon
Feb 23, 2020·Substance Use & Misuse·Melissa R SchickNichea S Spillane
Jan 11, 2020·Stress and Health : Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress·Melissa R SchickNichea S Spillane
Aug 10, 2021·Anxiety, Stress, and Coping·Jillian B BerfieldNicole H Weiss

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