title: Explicating the role of emotion dysregulation in risky behaviors: A review and synthesis of the literature with directions for future research and clinical practice.
abstract: Extant literature provides support for emotion dysregulation as a transdiagnostic construct with relevance to the pathogenesis and treatment of numerous psychiatric difficulties and maladaptive behaviors, including risky, self-destructive, and health-compromising behaviors (e.g., substance use, risky sexual behavior). The aim of the present review is to synthesize theory and empirical research on the relationship between emotion dysregulation and risky behaviors. In addition, we highlight cutting-edge approaches for investigating the emotion dysregulation-risky behavior, including examination of the role of positive emotional experiences and inclusion of context-dependent and physiological assessments. Finally, we note the relevance of the emotion dysregulation-risky behavior relation to intervention efforts aimed at reducing risky behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06511.
authors.forename: Nicole H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06511 tami.sullivan@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Tami P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216 mtull@umc.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tull
keywords: context-dependent assessment; difficulties regulating positive emotions; emotion dysregulation; physiological assessment; risky behaviors