The association between emotion regulation strategies, anxiety, autonomic arousal, and quality of life in Malaysian young adults.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Health Psychology Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-30 DOI:10.1177/13591053261433384

Chern Yi Marybeth Chang, Marieke De Vries, Madeleine J Groom, Giorgia Michelini, Alessio Bellato

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Abstract

Difficulties regulating emotions and physiological arousal can heighten stress and anxiety in young adults, lowering quality of life (QoL). This pre-registered study examined whether maladaptive emotion regulation (e.g. expressive suppression) relates to greater emotional and arousal dysregulation (e.g. reduced heart rate variability, HRV) and poorer QoL. 101 young adults (21.1 ± 1.9 years; 73.3% female) in Malaysia completed questionnaires on emotion regulation, stress, anxiety, and QoL, while heart rate was recorded at rest and during exposure to emotion-inducing stimuli. Bootstrapped correlation and mediation analyses revealed that greater emotional dysregulation was associated with lower use of cognitive reappraisal, higher stress/anxiety, and poorer QoL. Cognitive reappraisal related to lower stress/anxiety and better QoL, whereas expressive suppression related to higher anxiety and poorer psychological QoL. Among frequent reappraisers, reduced stress and anxiety predicted better QoL. Promoting cognitive reappraisal may improve wellbeing and help young people cope with emotional challenges.

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马来西亚年轻人情绪调节策略、焦虑、自主神经觉醒和生活质量之间的关系。

调节情绪和生理唤醒的困难会增加年轻人的压力和焦虑，降低生活质量（QoL）。这项预先注册的研究考察了适应不良的情绪调节（如表达抑制）是否与更严重的情绪和觉醒失调（如心率变异性降低，HRV）和更差的生活质量有关。马来西亚的101名年轻人（21.1±1.9岁，73.3%为女性）完成了情绪调节、压力、焦虑和生活质量的问卷调查，同时记录了休息和暴露于情绪诱导刺激时的心率。自举相关分析和中介分析显示，情绪失调程度越高，认知重评使用越少，压力/焦虑程度越高，生活质量越差。认知重评价与低压力/焦虑和较好的生活质量相关，而表达抑制与高焦虑和较差的心理生活质量相关。在频繁重新评估的人群中，压力和焦虑的减少预示着更好的生活质量。促进认知重新评估可能会改善幸福感，帮助年轻人应对情感挑战。

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Journal of Health Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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