Self-harm, Emotion Regulation, and Experiential Avoidance: A Systematic Review

Brereton, Alexandra; McGlinchey, Eleanor L.

doi:10.1080/13811118.2018.1563575

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“…The central role that experiential avoidance plays in psychological health and well-being has been investigated in numerous studies (e.g., Gerhart et al, 2014 ; Spinhoven et al, 2014 ; Machell et al, 2015 ; Pierson et al, 2019 ). Previous research also found that experiential avoidance is related to depression ( Moroz and Dunkley, 2019 ), anxiety symptoms ( Zvolensky et al, 2016 ), and self-harm ( Anderson and Crowther, 2012 ; Zvolensky et al, 2016 ; Brereton and McGlinchey, 2020 ). Higher experiential avoidance and avoidance coping seem to predict an increased lifetime frequency of self-harm ( Nielsen et al, 2016 ).…”

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Dealing With the Pandemic of COVID-19 in Portugal: On the Important Role of Positivity, Experiential Avoidance, and Coping Strategies

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The global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has caused an unprecedented impact on most areas of people’s lives. Thus, framed within the scope of Existential Positive Psychology (PP2.0), this study aimed at assessing the psychological distress of adults living in Portugal during the first national lockdown, how they are coping with stress, as well to contribute to a deeper understanding about the role that positivity, experiential avoidance, and coping strategies have in psychological distress and well-being. For this purpose, 586 Portuguese adults (73% females) ranging between 18 and 78 years old (M = 38.96, SD = 12.20) completed an online survey during the initial phase of the pandemic crisis in Portugal. Findings suggest that experiential avoidance was the strongest predictor of a negative response (depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and negative emotions), whereas positivity was a better predictor of psychological well-being and lower levels of depression. Additionally, self-blame, behavioral disengagement, and emotional venting were strong risk factors for psychological distress, whereas positive reframing, planning, and acceptance were associated with more positive outcomes. These findings highlight the critical role of experiential avoidance on individuals’ psychological distress and the essential contribution of positive life orientation in promoting flourishing. By offering a better understanding of the complex navigation through the dialectics between positive and negative life features, this study provides important and useful cues for psychological interventions directed at promoting a more positive and adaptive human functioning even through such potential adverse and painful life events.

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“…Moreover, it is likely that adolescents who have difficulties in emotional regulation may be at risk of a temporary loss of mentalization, making self-harm a concrete way to regulate strong emotions. Evidence also shows that deficits in mentalization and emotional dysregulation are related to selfharm in adolescents (Brereton & McGlinchey, 2019;Rossouw & Fonagy, 2012).…”

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The relationship between mentalization and borderline personality features in adolescents: mediating role of emotion regulation

Vahidi

Ghanbari

Behzadpoor

2021

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Dysfunctions in both emotion regulation and mentalization capacity might be reasons behind borderline personality features. This study investigated the mediating role of emotion regulation between mentalization and borderline personality features in adolescents. We recruited 218 adolescents (mean of age = 16.45 ± 1.01 years old, 62.0% girls) based on convenience sampling from high school students. We evaluated mentalization using reflective functioning questionnaire (RFQ), emotion regulation with difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS), and borderline personality features with borderline personality features scale for children (BPFSC). There were significant associations between mentalization, emotion regulation, and borderline personality features. Difficulties in emotion regulation mediated between mentalization and borderline personality features. Mentalization deficits and emotion dysregulation contribute significantly to borderline personality features in adolescents. Mentalization deficits might affect borderline personality features' development via its effect on emotion regulation. Prevention and treatment plans for borderline personality disorder should focus on emotion regulation and mentalization.

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“…Hayes, Strosahl and Wilson [29] defined experiential avoidance as the propensity to engage in behaviors that seeks to change the form, frequency or content of unwanted thoughts, feelings and sensations. Extant research has theorized and conceptualized experiential avoidance as a negative behavior that is highly correlated with self-harm [4]. Scholars further stated that experiential avoidance results in several negative mental health consequences such as high levels of stress, hopelessness and psychosocial dysfunction [28].…”

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“…Ostracism works as a stressor that depletes the personal resources of employees. However, those employees who have high experiential avoidance will let their pain pass and would ignore the situation as they want an escape from the ongoing situation [4]. This will help them to regain the lost resources earlier than those who have low experiential avoidance.…”

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Impact of workplace ostracism on knowledge hoarding: mediating role of defensive silence and moderating role of experiential avoidance

2020

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the underlying mechanism through which knowledge hoarding is triggered among ostracized employees at workplace. Drawing on conservation of resource theory, the study investigates the mediating role of defensive silence in this relationship. Further, the study also examines the moderating role of experiential avoidance between workplace ostracism and defensive silence. Using multi-layered and convenient sampling technique, data were collected from 225 employees working in the hospitality industry in Pakistan. The results revealed that workplace ostracism significantly influences employees’ knowledge hoarding behavior both directly and through defensive silence. Furthermore, contrary to the expectation, the combined effect of workplace ostracism and experiential avoidance on defensive silence was found insignificant, which we have discussed. The study provides insights for managers to break the knowledge hoarding cycle and create new models for interaction and knowledge sharing among employees at workplace.

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Self-harm, Emotion Regulation, and Experiential Avoidance: A Systematic Review

Cited by 65 publications

References 39 publications

Dealing With the Pandemic of COVID-19 in Portugal: On the Important Role of Positivity, Experiential Avoidance, and Coping Strategies

Dealing With the Pandemic of COVID-19 in Portugal: On the Important Role of Positivity, Experiential Avoidance, and Coping Strategies

The relationship between mentalization and borderline personality features in adolescents: mediating role of emotion regulation

Impact of workplace ostracism on knowledge hoarding: mediating role of defensive silence and moderating role of experiential avoidance

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