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<p>Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by heightened risk for emotion-related impulsivity (ERI), challenges in emotion regulation (ER), and mental health difficulties. Dual-process models propose that individuals respond to emotions either automatically or deliberately, with implications for mental health. We applied network analysis using a Gaussian Graphical Model to examine associations between automatic and deliberate emotional responses and symptoms of internalizing, externalizing, and thought problems in a general population of adolescents from south-east Norway (<i>N</i> = 918; Mage = 13.97, SD = 0.93, range = 12–18; 54.60% female). This cross-sectional study relied on self-report. Automatic ER and ERI nodes exhibited the most connections with symptom nodes across internalizing, externalizing, and thought problems. The strongest association linked limited access to ER strategies with feeling down and depressed. Deliberate ER nodes were also interconnected with symptoms, the strongest association showing more emotional control being linked to less feeling bad or not liking oneself. Several nodes demonstrated many or strong connections with other nodes within and across their groupings (i.e., strength and bridge centrality, respectively). Findings suggest that responding automatically may reflect a transdiagnostic risk factor and emotional control may serve as a protective factor, and these may be particularly useful targets in intervention and prevention efforts. Future studies are needed to determine causality.</p>

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Automatic emotional responses as a transdiagnostic risk and emotional control as a protective factor for adolescent psychopathology: a network analysis

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    2026年7月1日

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  • Emily Gabriela Vira,
  • Ludvig Daae Bjørndal,
  • John Kjøbli,
  • Espen Røysamb,
  • Siri Saugestad Helland,
  • Ragnhild Bang Nes

摘要

Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by heightened risk for emotion-related impulsivity (ERI), challenges in emotion regulation (ER), and mental health difficulties. Dual-process models propose that individuals respond to emotions either automatically or deliberately, with implications for mental health. We applied network analysis using a Gaussian Graphical Model to examine associations between automatic and deliberate emotional responses and symptoms of internalizing, externalizing, and thought problems in a general population of adolescents from south-east Norway (N = 918; Mage = 13.97, SD = 0.93, range = 12–18; 54.60% female). This cross-sectional study relied on self-report. Automatic ER and ERI nodes exhibited the most connections with symptom nodes across internalizing, externalizing, and thought problems. The strongest association linked limited access to ER strategies with feeling down and depressed. Deliberate ER nodes were also interconnected with symptoms, the strongest association showing more emotional control being linked to less feeling bad or not liking oneself. Several nodes demonstrated many or strong connections with other nodes within and across their groupings (i.e., strength and bridge centrality, respectively). Findings suggest that responding automatically may reflect a transdiagnostic risk factor and emotional control may serve as a protective factor, and these may be particularly useful targets in intervention and prevention efforts. Future studies are needed to determine causality.