Perceived social support moderates the association betweenemotion regulation and psychological distress: a cross-sectional study among Japanese adults

Urano, Yuhei; Ikeda, Tatsuya

doi:10.1080/13548506.2020.1802051

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“…Ruminating through focusing on one's shortcomings may even serve some social functions by adjusting to other's expectations (De Leersnyder et al, 2013 ), which may buffer negative social consequences of rumination in interdependent cultures. In contrast, positive associations between reappraisal and social support among US-American (Gross and John, 2003 ) and Japanese samples (Urano and Ikeda, 2020 ) suggest a universal social function of reappraisal. Reappraisal is effective for reducing negative emotions and influencing emotional behavior (for a meta-analysis, see Webb et al, 2012 ).…”

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Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Life Satisfaction Among University Students From Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan: The Mediating Role of Social Support

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The social adaptiveness of emotion regulation (ER) may differ across cultures due to different social values for the experience and expression of emotions. Specifically, suppression might disrupt social interactions among Germans, but not among Hong Kong Chinese (HKC) and Japanese, due to an emphasis on self-expression and authenticity in Western cultures. In the present study, we examined cultural differences in associations of ER strategies with life satisfaction and social support. Extending prior research, we also test whether social support functions as a mediator for relationships between ER strategies and life satisfaction within cultural groups. University students from Germany (N = 148), Hong Kong (N = 125), and Japan (N = 127) participated in our online survey. Moderation analyses revealed that suppression was related to lower life satisfaction and less social support among Germans, but not among HKC nor Japanese. Social support completely mediated the negative relationship between suppression and life satisfaction among Germans. Furthermore, for Germans and HKC, social support partially mediated the positive relationship between reappraisal and life satisfaction, and the negative relationship between rumination and life satisfaction. Our findings suggest that cultural differences in the associations between ER and well-being might be largely explained by the differential effect of ER strategies on social functioning and adaptation in the respective cultural context.

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Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Life Satisfaction Among University Students From Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan: The Mediating Role of Social Support

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“…The stress-buffering model of social support posits that social support mitigates the stressor-stress relationship (Cohen & Wills, 1985) and directly influences the physical and psychological consequences of the stressor (Thoits, 2011). Previous studies have found that PSS is negatively correlated with psychological distress, indicating PSS can help maintain a stable psychological state based on the framework of stress-buffering theory (Urano & Ikeda, 2021;Zhang et al, 2022).…”

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“…The stress‐buffering model of social support posits that social support mitigates the stressor–stress relationship (Cohen & Wills, 1985) and directly influences the physical and psychological consequences of the stressor (Thoits, 2011). Previous studies have found that PSS is negatively correlated with psychological distress, indicating PSS can help maintain a stable psychological state based on the framework of stress‐buffering theory (Urano & Ikeda, 2021; Zhang et al, 2022). Meanwhile, Scheepers et al (2021) revealed that type D personality, characterized by NA and SI, was the only independent predictor (OR = 2.96; 95% CI: 1.37–6.37; p = 0.006), those with type D personalities possess low levels of social support (Park et al, 2021).…”

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Association between personality traits and psychological distress among postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease: A cross‐sectional survey and mediation analysis

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Jin,

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Postmenopausal women with negative personality characteristics are at an increased risk of psychological disorders, yet little is known about the mechanism underlying the relationship between type D personality and psychological distress in postmenopausal women with coronary disease. This study assessed the mediating roles of perceived social support and self‐perceived burden in the relationship between type D and psychological distress based on the equity theory and stress‐buffering model. Demographic characteristics, type D, psychological distress, perceived social support, and self‐perceived burden were completed by 335 participants with self‐reported questionnaires using a cross‐sectional design in Southeast China. The results revealed that perceived social support and self‐perceived burden both separately and serially mediated the relationship between type D personality and psychological distress. Effective intervention strategies aimed at improving perceived social support or reducing self‐perceived burden may be beneficial in reducing psychological distress.

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“…However, identifying other factors that may reduce the likelihood of NSSI, or moderate the associations between family functioning, difficulties in emotion regulation, and NSSI, may provide additional opportunities for targeted intervention among university students. Social support is one factor that protects against many negative mental health outcomes across the lifespan (Liu et al, 2021;Urano & Ikeda, 2020).…”

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“…Social support has been shown to weaken the association between childhood adversity and activation of the amygdala and other neural correlates of emotion regulation (Wymbs et al, 2020), providing preliminary evidence that social support may protect people who experience challenging family environments from emotion regulation difficulties. Conversely, lack of social support strengthens the relationships between emotion regulation and psychological distress (Urano & Ikeda, 2020), and emotion regulation and suicide risk among university students (Thomas & Brausch, 2020). Therefore, social support may be important in reducing risk for NSSI, even in the context of family and emotion regulation difficulties.…”

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Associations between Family Functioning, Emotion Regulation, Social Support, and Self-injury among Emerging Adult University Students

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We tested whether difficulties in emotion regulation mediated the association between family functioning and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and whether associations between family functioning, emotion regulation, and NSSI were moderated by social support. University students (N = 846, 75.8% female, 35.5% with a history of NSSI, Mage = 20.76) completed an online questionnaire including well-validated measures of family functioning, emotion regulation, social support, and NSSI. Poor family functioning was positively associated with history of NSSI, but not past 12-month frequency of NSSI. Difficulties in emotion regulation were positively associated with both history of NSSI and frequency of NSSI in the past 12 months. Social support from friends moderated the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and history of NSSI; the association was stronger at higher levels of support. Poor family functioning had an indirect effect on both history of NSSI and frequency of NSSI via difficulties in emotion regulation; however, for frequency the indirect effect was only observed when social support from friends and significant others were low. Poor family functioning, difficulties in emotion regulation, and social support work together to predict NSSI engagement among university students.Findings inform potential integration of current theories and design of targeted interventions.

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Perceived social support moderates the association betweenemotion regulation and psychological distress: a cross-sectional study among Japanese adults

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Life Satisfaction Among University Students From Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan: The Mediating Role of Social Support

Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Life Satisfaction Among University Students From Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan: The Mediating Role of Social Support

Association between personality traits and psychological distress among postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease: A cross‐sectional survey and mediation analysis

Associations between Family Functioning, Emotion Regulation, Social Support, and Self-injury among Emerging Adult University Students

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