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Emotion regulation among Chinese and German children and adolescents: a binational comparative study
TEUBER, Ziwen; Schreiber, Sophia; Rueth, Jana-Elisa et al.
2023In Current Psychology, 42 (28), p. 24641 - 24655
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Keywords :
Cognitive reappraisal; Cultural influences; Emotion regulation questionnaire; Expressive suppression; Psychosocial adjustment; Psychology (all); General Psychology
Abstract :
[en] Emotion regulation has been a central research topic in developmental psychology and psychopathology for several decades. Habitual use of adaptive (e.g., cognitive reappraisal) or maladaptive strategies (e.g., expressive suppression) may influence psychosocial adjustment in children and adolescents. Despite consensus on the influence of culture on emotion regulation, little is known about cultural differences in emotion regulation in children and adolescents. In this study, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) was used and tested for its measurement invariance between Chinese and German children and adolescents. Cultural similarities and differences in the use of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression were examined, as well as the associations of these strategies with behavior problems and prosocial behavior. The sample consisted of 765 Chinese and 431 German students (Mage = 12.46 years, SD = 1.12). Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis revealed partial scalar measurement invariance of the ERQ-CA. A latent mean comparison showed more frequent use of both strategies in Chinese compared to German students. The results of the multi-group structural equation model showed similar patterns of relationships between emotion regulation strategies and youth behavior across groups. Cognitive reappraisal was associated with fewer behavior problems and more prosocial behavior, whereas expressive suppression was related to more behavior problems. In summary, the current findings indicate that the ERQ-CA allows comparisons of emotion regulation between Chinese and German children and adolescents. Furthermore, the relevance of the cultural context for emotion regulation and the promotion of adaptive regulation strategies is highlighted.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
TEUBER, Ziwen  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) > Cognitive Science and Assessment ; Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
Schreiber, Sophia;  Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
Rueth, Jana-Elisa;  Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
Lohaus, Arnold;  Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Emotion regulation among Chinese and German children and adolescents: a binational comparative study
Publication date :
October 2023
Journal title :
Current Psychology
ISSN :
1046-1310
eISSN :
1936-4733
Publisher :
Springer
Volume :
42
Issue :
28
Pages :
24641 - 24655
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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