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Revista Salud Uninorte
Print version ISSN 0120-5552On-line version ISSN 2011-7531
Abstract
DOMINGUEZ-LARA, Sergio. Influence of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on anxiety and depression in college students: a preliminary analysis. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.3, pp.315-321. ISSN 0120-5552.
Objective:
Determine the influence of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on anxiety and depression in college students
Material and methods:
This research was conducted on a sample of 127 individuals (69.3 % women) between ages 18 and 57 years old. Was implemented a regression multiple analysis on anxiety (GAD-2) and depression (PHQ-2), with the subscales of CERQ as predictors.
Results:
In both cases, predictors explain high variability of the criteria (R 2 > 50 %). Cognitive strategies rumination and catastrophizing predicted anxiety; Positive Reinterpretation and catastrophizing and predict positively and negatively, respectively form, depression.
Conclusions:
The influence of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on anxiety and depression is significant. The practical consequences and limitations are discussed.
Keywords : cognitive strategies; emotion regulation; depression; anxiety; multiple regression.