Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-3-2024
Abstract
Background
The ability to regulate one’s emotional state is an important predictor of several behaviors such as reframing a challenging situation to reduce anger or anxiety, concealing visible signs of sadness or fear, or focusing on reasons to feel happy or calm. This capacity is referred to as emotion regulation. Deficits in this ability can adversely affect one’s adaptive coping, thus are associated with a variety of other psychopathological symptoms, including but not limited to depression, borderline personality disorder, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and somatoform disorders.
Methods
The present study examined emotion regulation in relation to the virtue-based psychosocial adaptation model (V-PAM). 595 participants were clustered based on their Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) score, producing two clusters (i.e., high functioning vs. low functioning). Then, emotion regulation group membership was discriminated by using five V-PAM virtue constructs, including courage, integrity, practical wisdom, committed action, and emotional transcendence.
Results
Results show that five virtues contribute to differentiating group membership. Practical wisdom was the strongest contributor, followed by integrity, emotional transcendence, committed action, and courage. Predictive discriminant analysis was conducted and 71% of cases were correctly classified. A discussion of the relationship between emotion regulation and virtues was elaborated.
Conclusion
The concept of virtue holds significant importance in the comprehension of an individual’s capacity to regulate their emotions, meriting future study.
Recommended Citation
Kim, J. H., Chun, J., Kim, J., Ju, H. J., Kim, B. J., Jeong, J., & Lee, D. H. (2024). Emotion regulation from a virtue perspective. BMC psychology, 12(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01490-y
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