Emotion Regulation Strategies for Emotional Development
Trial Summary
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial information does not specify whether participants need to stop taking their current medications.
What data supports the effectiveness of the treatment Laboratory tasks for emotion regulation strategies?
Research shows that emotion regulation methods, including affect-focused and structured skill training, have a large positive effect on improving emotion regulation, with an effect size of 0.82 from pre- to post-treatment. This suggests that similar strategies used in laboratory tasks could be effective in enhancing emotional development.12345
Is emotion regulation generally safe for humans?
Research suggests that integrative emotion regulation, which involves understanding and accepting negative emotions, is linked to better emotional and cognitive functioning compared to suppressing emotions. This indicates that it is generally safe and may even be beneficial for emotional development.678910
How does the treatment 'Laboratory tasks' differ from other treatments for emotional development?
The 'Laboratory tasks' treatment is unique because it focuses on teaching children specific emotion regulation strategies, like distraction and cognitive reappraisal, through controlled experimental settings. This approach allows for the assessment of children's ability to manage emotions in real-time, using physiological measures to track effectiveness, which is not typically done in other treatments for emotional development.1112131415
What is the purpose of this trial?
This study will examine the relation between behavioral emotion regulation (ER) strategies at toddler age 3 to cognitive ER strategies in early adolescence as part of an ongoing longitudinal study of children\'s typical development. Aim 1 is to test whether self-soothing/caregiver-focused and distraction behavioral ER strategies at child age 3 predict avoidant and engaging cognitive ER strategies, respectively, at a follow-up assessment to be completed when children are 10-14 years old. In a completed wave of data collection, children\'s ER behaviors were elicited in laboratory tasks characterized by threat (novelty and uncertainty) at age 3. Avoidant and engaged cognitive ER strategies will be assessed by youth self-report, parent-report, and interviews with youth after they engage in new laboratory tasks characterized by mild threat. Hypothesis 1a: Self-soothing/caregiver-focused toddler behavioral ER strategies will predict avoidant cognitive strategies in early adolescence. Hypothesis 1b: The toddler behavioral ER strategy of distraction will predict engaged cognitive ER strategies in early adolescence. To provide additional developmental information, Aim 2 is to test whether child age at the follow up assessment (ranging 10-14 years) moderates the relation between behavioral ER strategies at age 3 and cognitive emotion regulatory strategies in early adolescence. Hypothesis 2: Because older children will have undergone more development underlying cognitive ER strategies, relations specified in Hypotheses 1a and 1b will strengthen across older ages. Finally, the Exploratory Aim is to test theoretically-supported individual (i.e., inhibited/fearful temperament) and environmental (i.e., family emotional environment) variables as potential mediators or moderators of the relation between behavioral ER strategies at age 3 and cognitive ER strategies in early adolescence. The investigators expect inhibited/fearful temperament to be involved in the link between behavioral ER strategies and avoidant cognitive ER strategies. The investigators expect the emotional family environment to be involved in linking behavioral ER strategies to both avoidant and engaged ER strategies.
Research Team
Elizabeth J Kiel Luebbe, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Miami University
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for children who were part of a previous study on emotion regulation at age 3 and are now between the ages of 10-14. They must have data from the initial study when they were toddlers to participate.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Laboratory Assessment
Children and parents participate in a 1.5-hour laboratory assessment involving standardized tasks and interviews to assess emotion regulation strategies.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for the development of cognitive emotion regulation strategies from age 10 to 14.
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Laboratory tasks
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Miami University
Lead Sponsor
University of California, Riverside
Collaborator