Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, UK.
Aging Ment Health. 2011 Sep;15(7):866-72. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2011.569484. Epub 2011 May 23.
Recent research has highlighted the important role of emotion dysregulation in the occurrence and maintenance of depressive symptomatology.
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of mild depressive symptoms (MDS) on older adults' ability to regulate emotional experiences.
A total of 70 community dwelling older adults completed self-report measures of affect and were asked to report how often they use specific emotion regulation strategies.
Consistent with previous theories older adults experiencing MDS reported greater difficulties in regulating affect compared to normal controls (NCs).
The present results provide support for previous findings demonstrating that experiencing depressive symptoms affects the ability to regulate emotional responses. Current findings are likely to be informative in terms of understanding emotion dysregulation in older adults at risk of experiencing clinical symptoms of depression.
最近的研究强调了情绪失调在抑郁症状的发生和维持中的重要作用。
本研究旨在测试轻度抑郁症状（MDS）对老年人调节情绪体验能力的影响。
共有 70 名居住在社区的老年人完成了情感自评量表，并被要求报告他们使用特定情绪调节策略的频率。
与之前的理论一致，患有 MDS 的老年人报告称，与正常对照组（NC）相比，他们在调节情绪方面存在更大的困难。
目前的结果为先前的研究结果提供了支持，即经历抑郁症状会影响调节情绪反应的能力。就理解有出现临床抑郁症状风险的老年人的情绪失调而言，目前的研究结果可能具有启发性。
