title: Adolescent harm avoidance as a longitudinal predictor of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation in adulthood: The mediating role of inhibitory control.
abstract: The current study investigates the effect of adolescent harm avoidance (HA) on maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (mCER) in early adulthood. The mediating role of inhibitory control and the moderating effect of gender on this link were also examined. Longitudinal data from 261 adolescents (147 female) were collected in three phases (T0, T1 and T2) over approximately 10 years. Results revealed that, after controlling for HA in adulthood (T2), female adolescents' HA (T0) significantly predicted mCER strategies after 10 years (T2), whereas male adolescents' HA only predicted catastrophizing. In addition, attentional impulsivity (T1) significantly mediated the relation between HA and mCER, though only among women. There was no significant indirect effect for emotional interference and stop-signal reaction time. Results revealed gender and measure specific associations between HA and inhibitory control and suggest that HA could induce inhibitory deficits leading to mCER.
authors: Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Shahrzad.Izadpanah@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors: Shahrzad
authors: S
authors: Izadpanah
authors: Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Maren.aldinger@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors: Maren
authors: M
authors: Schumacher
authors: Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Electronic address: e.arens@psych.uni-frankfurt.de.
authors: Elisabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Arens
authors: Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Malte.stopsack@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors: Malte
authors: M
authors: Stopsack
authors: Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Ines.ulrich@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors: Ines
authors: I
authors: Ulrich
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Liège, Belgium. Electronic address: Michel.Hansenne@ulg.ac.be.
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Hansenne
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Greifswald, Germany. Electronic address: Grabeh@uni-greifswald.de.
authors: Hans Jörgen
authors: HJ
authors: Grabe
authors: Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Sven.barnow@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors: Sven
authors: S
authors: Barnow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Cognitive emotion regulation; Gender differences; Harm avoidance; Impulsivity; Inhibitory control; Temperament