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Emotion Regulation Strategies and Their Neural Mechanisms in Subclinical Depressed Individuals

  • DU Xue ,
  • YAO Li ,
  • CHEN Xiaoyi ,
  • JIANG Jun
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  • 1School of Educational Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China;
    2Chongqing Tsinghua High School, Chongqing 400054, China;
    3Department of Psychology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038,China
*DU Xue, 714789425@qq.com

Online published: 2024-06-20

Abstract

Emotional dysregulation is one of the core symptoms of depression, and previous studies have mainly focused on mood regulation strategies in depression. While an expanding cohort acknowledges the depression spectrum perspective, insufficient focus persists on subthreshold depressive individuals, who bear a heightened propensity for depression onset. Research regarding the emotional regulation strategies and neural mechanisms among this demographic remains inadequately addressed. The article is based on Gross’s five-stage model of emotion regulation, introducing the emotional regulation strategies for subthreshold depression and the cognitive neural mechanisms underlying their use. The aim is to deepen the understanding and application of emotion regulation strategies, and to provide a basis for the early identification, diagnosis, intervention, and prevention of depression.

Cite this article

DU Xue , YAO Li , CHEN Xiaoyi , JIANG Jun . Emotion Regulation Strategies and Their Neural Mechanisms in Subclinical Depressed Individuals[J]. Psychological Communications, 2023 , 6(4) : 233 -239 . DOI: 10.12100/j.issn.2096-5494.223036

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