title: Attentional control, attentional network functioning, and emotion regulation styles.
abstract: Attentional network functioning in emotionally neutral conditions and self-reported attentional control (AC) were analysed as predictors of the tendency to engage in dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies. Diminished attentional orienting predicted an increased tendency to engage in brooding rumination, and enhanced alertness predicted a greater chance of suppression, beyond trait anxiety and self-reported AC, which were not predictive of either rumination or suppression. This is the first study to show that some forms of dysfunctional emotion regulation are related to the attentional network functioning in emotionally neutral conditions. Results are discussed in relation to regulatory temperament and anxiety-related attentional biases literature.
authors.affiliation: a University Institute for Research on Health Sciences , University of the Balearic Islands , Palma (Majorca) , Spain.
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tortella-Feliu
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morillas-Romero
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balle
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bornas
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llabrés
authors.forename: Antonia P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pacheco-Unguetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D057566:Self Report; D013694:Temperament / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Attentional Network Test; Attentional control; Attentional network functioning; Emotion regulation