Emerging adults facing the Covid-19 pandemic
Emotion dysregulation, mentalizing, and psychological symptoms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21625226 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simone Charpentier Mora (0000-0003-1524-9469, University of Genoa), Chiara Bastianoni (0000-0002-0012-3356, University of Genoa), Donatella Cavanna (0000-0002-1771-2878, University of Genoa), Fabiola Bizzi (0000-0003-0141-1218, University of Genoa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 13083-13088 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-022-03322-5 |
| PMID | 35756902 |
| OpenAlex | W4283261571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
Settled in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the present short-term longitudinal study aims to investigate the relation between emotion dysregulation, mentalizing (both certainty and uncertainty about mental states), and psychological symptoms in a sample of 83 emerging adults (M age = 22.18 years, SD = 4.36) over a continuous period started with COVID-19 spreads. Results display significant positive associations between psychological symptoms and both emotion dysregulation and uncertainty about mental states, while an inverse association with certainty about mental states was found. A moderation model was also performed, showing a significant negative association between emotion dysregulation and psychological symptoms at low levels of uncertainty about mental states. Conversely, a marginally significant positive association occurs at high levels of uncertainty about mental states. In other words, the presence of individual impairments in perceiving one’s own/others mind may increase the negative consequences of emotion dysregulation on reported psychological symptoms. To sum up, our findings highlight the importance of considering mentalizing as a possible key factor for the promotion of emerging adults’ mental health also in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Developmental psychology · Disease · Mental health · Mentalization · Moderation · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |