University College London, Department of Mental Health Sciences, 67-73 Riding House Street, 2nd Floor, Charles Bell House, London W1W 7EJ, UK.
J Anxiety Disord. 2011 Dec;25(8):1019-23. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.06.010. Epub 2011 Jul 8.
Recent research has highlighted the important role of emotion dysregulation in the occurrence and maintenance of anxiety symptoms. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety symptoms and older adults' ability to regulate emotional experiences. A total of 167 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 increasing levels of anxiety reported greater difficulties in regulating emotional responses. Present results provide support for previous findings demonstrating that experiencing anxiety symptoms affects the ability to regulate emotional experiences. Current findings are likely to be informative in terms of understanding emotion dysregulation in older adults at risk of experiencing clinical symptoms of anxiety.
最近的研究强调了情绪调节障碍在焦虑症状的发生和维持中的重要作用。本研究的目的是调查焦虑症状与老年人调节情绪体验能力之间的关系。共有 167 名居住在社区的老年人完成了情感的自我报告测量，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，经历焦虑水平不断增加的老年人报告在调节情绪反应方面有更大的困难。目前的结果为之前的发现提供了支持，即经历焦虑症状会影响调节情绪体验的能力。目前的研究结果可能有助于理解有出现焦虑临床症状风险的老年人的情绪失调。
