title: Effects of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS), behavioral activation system (BAS), and emotion regulation on depression: A one-year follow-up study in Chinese adolescents.
abstract: Depression is a worldwide mental health problem among adolescents. The current study aimed to examine the roles of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS), behavioral activation system (BAS), and emotion regulation on adolescent depression. A total of 330 Chinese adolescents were recruited to complete initial assessments of BIS/BAS, emotion regulation, and depression, with a follow-up after one year. Depression on these two occasions was positively correlated with gender, age, initial scores of BIS/BAS activity, and with Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire scores for self-blame, rumination, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, and blaming others, and negatively correlated with initial positive reappraisal scores. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that higher BIS activity, catastrophizing, rumination, and lower positive reappraisal predicted depression after one year. However, after controlling for initial depression, these variables were indirectly related to subsequent depression. Implications are discussed for assessments of depression and interventions targeted at the BIS, BAS, and emotion regulation.
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Institute of Applied Psychology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address: lyz@cmc.educ.cn.
authors.forename: Yanzhang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Institute of Applied Psychology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Institute of Applied Psychology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Zi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People; D058443:Catastrophization / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescents; Behavioral activation system (BAS); Behavioral inhibition system (BIS); China; Depression; Emotion regulation