Student Support Office, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Faculty of Clinical Psychology, Kyoto Bunkyo University, Kyoto, Japan.
Psychol Health Med. 2021 Dec;26(10):1195-1205. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1802051. Epub 2020 Aug 17.
Previous studies have evaluated the adaptiveness of emotion regulation strategies as related to various outcomes; however, most studies have focused on the effects of intrapersonal strategies, independent of interpersonal contextual factors. The present study examined the moderating effects of perceived social support on the association between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress. Data were cross-sectional from Internet survey panels. The survey targeted Japanese adults aged 20 to 79 years. The final analysis included data from 1200 participants.Results of regression analyses showed that higher levels of social support weaken the associations of both adaptive and maladaptive strategies with psychological distress. These results suggest that perceived availability of support may attenuate the negative effects of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, although they may also weaken the positive effects of adaptive strategies. Therefore, psychological interventions should not only target individuals' emotion regulation strategies but also consider one's available social resources to promote better mental health.
先前的研究评估了情绪调节策略的适应性与各种结果之间的关系；然而，大多数研究都集中在个体策略的影响上，而不考虑人际情境因素。本研究考察了感知社会支持对认知情绪调节策略与心理困扰之间关系的调节作用。数据来自互联网调查小组的横断面研究。该调查的对象是年龄在 20 至 79 岁的日本成年人。最终分析包括了 1200 名参与者的数据。回归分析的结果表明，较高的社会支持水平会削弱适应性和不适应性策略与心理困扰之间的关联。这些结果表明，感知到的支持的可用性可能会减轻不适应情绪调节策略的负面影响，尽管它们也可能削弱适应策略的积极影响。因此，心理干预不仅应该针对个体的情绪调节策略，还应该考虑个体可用的社会资源，以促进更好的心理健康。
