Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Türkiye.
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Türkiye.
Nord J Psychiatry. 2024 Oct;78(7):570-576. doi: 10.1080/08039488.2024.2404229. Epub 2024 Sep 17.
Little is known about the relationship between apelin and serotonin in emotion regulation. This study aimed to examine children's emotional regulation skills and salivary apelin and serotonin levels.
This is a cross-sectional study performed in Türkiye. The research was completed with the participation of 146 children, 8-10 years old, from the general population. Emotion Regulation Skills Scale for Children (CERS) was used to assess children's levels of emotion regulation skills. Apelin and serotonin levels were examined by ELISA technique in saliva samples obtained from children.
A statistically significant correlation was found between the mean total score of the CERS and the mean apelin and serotonin levels ( ˂ .01). We found that females had higher emotion regulation skills compared to males, older higher than younger ones ( ˂ .01). The regression analysis results show that age and gender together explain 50.5% of the variance in CERS scores, while apelin and serotonin together explain 35.8% of the variance. When all four variables (age, gender, apelin, and serotonin) are included in the model, they explain 51.3% of the variance in CERS scores.
Older age and female gender explained most of emotion regulations skills.Key pointsIt was determined that the average salivary apelin and serotonin levels increased with increased age, and with increased age ERS also increased.More research is needed as this is the first time that the relationship between emotion regulation skills and serotonin and apelin levels has been examined.
关于apelin 和 5-羟色胺在情绪调节中的关系知之甚少。本研究旨在检查儿童的情绪调节技能和唾液 apelin 和 5-羟色胺水平。
这是在土耳其进行的一项横断面研究。该研究共有 146 名 8-10 岁的普通人群儿童参与。采用儿童情绪调节技能量表（CERS）评估儿童的情绪调节技能水平。通过 ELISA 技术检测儿童唾液样本中的 apelin 和 5-羟色胺水平。
CERS 的平均总分与 apelin 和 5-羟色胺水平之间存在统计学显著相关性（ ˂.01）。我们发现女性的情绪调节技能高于男性，年龄较大的高于年龄较小的（ ˂.01）。回归分析结果表明，年龄和性别共同解释了 CERS 评分变异的 50.5%，而 apelin 和 5-羟色胺共同解释了 35.8%的变异。当将所有四个变量（年龄、性别、apelin 和 5-羟色胺）纳入模型时，它们解释了 CERS 评分变异的 51.3%。
年龄较大和女性性别解释了大部分情绪调节技能。
确定了唾液 apelin 和 5-羟色胺水平随着年龄的增长而增加，并且随着年龄的增长 ERS 也增加。
需要进一步研究，因为这是首次检查情绪调节技能与 5-羟色胺和 apelin 水平之间的关系。
