Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Mental Health Outcomes among Individuals with Chronic Diseases
Exploring Adaptive and Maladaptive Strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13669367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Agyei (0000-0001-6025-2742, University of Health and Allied Sciences, corresponding author), Mary Opare (University of Health and Allied Sciences), Patricia Asante Yeboah (University of Health and Allied Sciences), Anacetus Banakoma (University of Health and Allied Sciences), Gifty Oduro (University of Health and Allied Sciences), Josephine Kondi (University of Health and Allied Sciences), Samuel Bikansani Kando (University of Health and Allied Sciences), Perfect Aseye Yabani (University of Health and Allied Sciences) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 332941261423098-332941261423098 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00332941261423098 |
| PMID | 41630686 |
| OpenAlex | W7127281509 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 51 |
Chronic diseases place substantial cognitive and emotional demands. Utilizing adaptive strategies can mitigate these challenges and enhance mental health outcomes. However, research is limited among individuals living with chronic conditions, especially in non-western contexts. We examined the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mental health outcomes among individuals living with chronic conditions in Ghana. Using cross-sectional data from 801 participants (mean age = 46.61 years, SD = 16.21), we used multiple regression models to estimate associations between specific strategies and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Positive refocusing, self-blame, refocus on planning, and putting into perspective were found to negatively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In contrast, rumination, positive appraisal and blaming others, were positively associated with depression, anxiety and stress. These findings emphasize the need for targeted mental health interventions that promote adaptive emotion regulation strategies to enhance mental health for individuals with chronic conditions
Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Cognition · Cognitive appraisal · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Perspective (graphical · Psychological intervention · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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Specificity of cognitive emotion regulation strategies
The role of rumination in depressive disorders and mixed anxiety/depressive symptoms.
Cultural differences in emotions
Specificity of relations between adolescents’ cognitive emotion regulation strategies and symptoms of depression and anxiety
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Depression and cancer mortality
Advances in Cognitive Theory and Therapy
The structure of negative emotional states
Emotion-regulation strategies across psychopathology
Rethinking Rumination
Positive Cognitive Reappraisal in Stress Resilience, Mental Health, and Well-Being
Cultural Variation in the Self-Concept
Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies as Mediators between Resilience and Stress during Covid-19 Pandemic
Management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana
Community social capital and mental health participation
Covid-19, chronic conditions and structural poverty
Building cardiovascular disease competence in an urban poor Ghanaian community
Reframing applied disease stigma research
Cultural affordances and emotional experience
Culture, Emotion, and Well-being
Living with Diabetes in Rural and Urban Ghana
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |