How is impulsivity related to depression in adolescence? Evidence from a French validation of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire.
The aim of this study was to validate a French version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., & Spinhoven, P., 2001. Negative life events, cognitive emotion regulation and emotional problems. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 1311-1327) and to explore its relationships with impulsivity and depression. Teenagers from a junior secondary (n=107, 13-16 years) and a secondary school (n=110, 15-19 years) completed the CERQ, which assesses regulation strategies in response to negative events. The secondary school adolescents also completed the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (Whiteside, S. P., & Lynam, D. R., 2001. The five factor model and impulsivity: Using a structural model of personality to understand impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 669-689) and the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (Reynolds, W. M., 1987. Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale: Professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources). Factor analysis for the CERQ confirmed the presence of the nine original regulation strategies. In the secondary school students, impulsivity was related to depression. A path analysis revealed that regulation strategies mediated this relationship. The role of emotion regulation in the development of adolescent psychopathology is discussed.
d'Acremont
Mathieu
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Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des Battoirs 7, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland. Mathieu.Dacremont@pse.unige.ch
Van der Linden
Martial
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D004644:Emotions; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires