The Relationship Between Trait Anxiety, Distress Tolerance and Emotional Regulation Flexibility in Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Analysis

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2024.06.006

Abstract

Abstract:

Previous studies have primarily examined the relationship between emotional regulation flexibility and distress tolerance, both of which were treated as indicators of emotional regulation ability and could predict trait anxiety. However, there were different claims on the relationship among these two variables and trait anxiety. Therefore, this study employed a longitudinal questionnaire survey of 407 adolescents over a period of 6 months to investigate the predictive relationship between adolescent trait anxiety and emotional regulation flexibility, distress tolerance. The results showed that: 1) Adolescent trait anxiety was negatively correlated with total scores of emotional regulation flexibility and distress tolerance. 2) T1 emotional regulation flexibility had a predictive effect on T2 trait anxiety, but T1 trait anxiety had no significant predictive effect on T2 emotional regulation flexibility. 3) T1 trait anxiety had a predictive effect on T2 distress tolerance, but T1 distress tolerance had no significant predictive effect on T2 trait anxiety. This study reveals the relationship between trait anxiety and emotional regulation flexibility, distress tolerance, and has certain practical significance for preventing and improving adolescent anxiety.

Key words: adolescents, trait anxiety, emotion regulation flexibility, distress tolerance, cross-lagged analysis

摘要：

以往研究多将情绪调节灵活性与痛苦忍受性作为情绪调节能力进行研究，发现二者能够分别预测特质焦虑。但近年来，不同研究对二者与特质焦虑的关系存在不同看法。因此，本研究对407名青少年进行为期6个月的纵向追踪问卷调查，以探讨青少年特质焦虑与情绪调节灵活性、痛苦忍受性之间的预测关系。结果表明：(1)青少年特质焦虑分别与情绪调节灵活性、痛苦忍受性总分呈显著负相关关系；(2)T1情绪调节灵活性对T2特质焦虑有预测作用，但T1特质焦虑对T2情绪调节灵活性预测作用不显著；(3)T1特质焦虑对T2痛苦忍受性有预测作用，但T1痛苦忍受性对T2特质焦虑预测作用不显著。本研究解释了特质焦虑与情绪调节灵活性、痛苦忍受性之间的关系，对预防和改善青少年焦虑有一定的实践意义。

关键词: 青少年, 特质焦虑, 情绪调节灵活性, 痛苦忍受性, 交叉滞后分析

Yujia YAO, Huihui LIN, Duo XU. The Relationship Between Trait Anxiety, Distress Tolerance and Emotional Regulation Flexibility in Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Analysis[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2024, 22(6): 761-768.

姚雨佳, 林慧慧, 徐舵. 青少年特质焦虑与情绪调节灵活性、痛苦忍受性之间的关系：一项交叉滞后分析[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2024, 22(6): 761-768.

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变量	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1.T1特质焦虑	39.45	8.63
2.T1痛苦忍受性	3.57	0.67	−0.56***
3.T1情绪调节灵活性	5.10	0.97	−0.57***	0.44**
4.T2特质焦虑	39.85	9.01	0.69***	−0.43***	−0.46***
5.T2痛苦忍受性	3.57	0.60	−0.46***	0.56***	0.32***	−0.55***
6.T2情绪调节灵活性	5.01	0.99	−0.41***	0.35***	0.53***	−0.55***	0.82***
7.年龄	13.14	0.71	0.06	−0.07	−0.02	0.00	−0.07	−0.02
8.性别	0.46	0.50	−0.08	−0.06	−0.08	0.10*	−0.06	−0.03	0.02

变量	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1.T1特质焦虑	39.45	8.63
2.T1痛苦忍受性	3.57	0.67	−0.56***
3.T1情绪调节灵活性	5.10	0.97	−0.57***	0.44**
4.T2特质焦虑	39.85	9.01	0.69***	−0.43***	−0.46***
5.T2痛苦忍受性	3.57	0.60	−0.46***	0.56***	0.32***	−0.55***
6.T2情绪调节灵活性	5.01	0.99	−0.41***	0.35***	0.53***	−0.55***	0.82***
7.年龄	13.14	0.71	0.06	−0.07	−0.02	0.00	−0.07	−0.02
8.性别	0.46	0.50	−0.08	−0.06	−0.08	0.10*	−0.06	−0.03	0.02

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