Browsing by Subject "Emotion regulation"

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    Determining the levels of social anxiety and emotion regulation difficulties among youth participating in sports courses at youth centers
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025) Özcan, Buşra; Şahinler, Yunus; Ulukan, Mahmut; Koç, Mustafa Can; Sin departamento asociado
    The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between social anxiety levels and emotion regulation difficulties among adolescents participating in sports courses at youth centers. The study included 206 young individuals (64.6% female and 35.4% male), aged 11-18, attending youth center courses across Turkey. A Google Forms survey was used for data collection, applying a convenience sampling method to reach 206 youth center participants. Data were collected using social anxiety and emotion regulation scales applied to individuals residing in a specific geographical region. The findings reveal that social anxiety levels are significantly associated with demographic factors such as age, gender, and parental education (p<0.05). Furthermore, adolescents with high levels of social anxiety are more likely to experience difficulties in emotion regulation (p<0.05). The results underscore the impact of social anxiety and emotional challenges during adolescence on psychological well-being and highlight the importance of intervention programs aimed at fostering emotional and social development among adolescents. These findings can serve as a resource for future research and practical applications, contributing to the development of strategies to reduce social anxiety in adolescents.
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    “Good things never last”: Dampening positive emotions influences our optimism levels
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2016) Etchemendy, Ernestina; Herrero, Rocío; Espinoza, Macarena; Molinari, Guadalupe; Corno, Giulia; Carrillo-Vega, Alba; Botella, Cristina; Baños, Rosa
    Despite the increasing interest in understanding positive emotion regulation (ER)strategies and their relation with mental health, the relationship between responses to positive affect and cognitive styles such as optimism has yet to be tested empirically. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to empirically assess whether the effect of positive ER strategies (tested by the Responses to Positive Affect questionnaire -RPA) on optimism could be mediated by positive mood. Two hundred and fifty participants completed RPA questionnaire, measures of optimism and positive affect and received a positive mood induction (PMI) through Internet. Results show that induced positive mood did not mediate the relation between ER strategies and optimism levels. Nevertheless, dampening strategy was the only ER strategy that predicted the post-induction optimism level. Our findings point out the necessity of further studies in order to better understand the mechanisms involved in the emotional regulation and optimismo.