Emotional comprehension is not related to duration of distress from daily life events
Vives Brosa, Jaume (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut)
Morales, Cristina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Barrantes-Vidal, Neus (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Ballespí Sola, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	The main aim of this paper is to analyze to what extent insight (i. e. , mentalization referring to one's own mental state) moderates recovering from daily life events. A total of 110 participants (84. 5% women; mean age: M = 21. 5; SD = 3. 2) filled in the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R), and were interviewed about impairment derived from daily life events (everyday life stresses) during the past year. Multivariate regression models were adjusted for neuroticism, sex, and socioeconomic status to analyze whether different degrees of insight moderated the relationship between the intensity and the duration of emotional distress. Results showed that the global measure of insight did not moderate recovering from daily-life distress. Regarding the subdimensions, attention to emotional reactions was related to an increased duration of distress. Results showed that, against our hypothesis, deeper comprehension of emotional reactions, operationalized here as "true insight", was not associated to faster recovery. Limitations and recommendations for further studies are discussed considering these results.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-1070 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PSI2014-56303-REDT Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PGC2018-100675-B-I00
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Mentalization ; Metacognition ; Impairment ; Emotional distress ; Daily life events
Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 18, núm. 2 (2021) , p. 459, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020459
PMID: 33430055

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