Association of Emotional Self-Regulation with Psychological Distress and Positive Functioning Dimensions in Brazilian University Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Emotional self-regulation is a relevant factor for human development capable of minimizing emotional difficulties in the face of adverse events, as was particularly useful during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to evaluate emotional self-regulation in Brazilian health science university students and its relationship with positive psychology constructs (subjective well-being, hope, optimism, spirituality, self-compassion, and self-efficacy) and psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress). This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational, analytic study of 1062 Brazilian undergraduate students with data collected using self-administered online questionnaires. Students in the first years of their undergraduate degree programs had significantly higher dysregulation scores than those in the final years. Multiple linear regression yielded a model that explained 71.8% of the variation in emotion dysregulation. The correlations of emotion dysregulation were significant and strong, scoring negatively with self-compassion, optimism, and subjective well-being and positively with psychological distress
Anxiety · Association (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Emotional distress · Emotional dysregulation · Mental health · Mindfulness · Multilevel model · Optimism · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Self-compassion · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
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