The temporal dynamics of cognitive reactivity and their association with the depression risk: an exploratory study.

Background: Cognitive reactivity is the change in depressive thinking in response to negative mood. Previous research indicates that cognitive reactivity is an important variable in the etiology and course of depression. The present study tested which time interval after a negative mood induction is critical for the prediction of the depression risk.

Prediction of symptoms of emotional distress by mood regulation expectancies and affective traits.

Three studies examined negative mood regulation expectancies (NMRE) and affective traits as independent predictors of self-reported symptoms of emotional distress. NMRE represent individuals' beliefs that they can alleviate unpleasant emotional states. Stronger NMRE are associated with more adaptive coping, more positive cognition during negative moods, more effective responses under stress and less emotional distress.

[The short form of the NMR scale (NMR-SF) as an instrument for measuring the self-rated ability for negative mood regulation: review and construct validity].

The NMR-SF is the short form of the NMR Scale. The NMR-SF is a self-rating instrument to measure negative mood regulation expectancies. This construct is an important variable in the etiology and psychotherapy of mental disorders.

Specific emotion regulation impairments in major depression and anorexia nervosa.

Emotion regulation (ER) difficulties have been considered to play an important role in the development and maintenance of various mental disorders such as depression and anorexia nervosa. However, previous research has failed to provide detailed insight into the disorder-specificity of ER difficulties. Therefore, the present study investigated specific ER difficulties in female samples of patients with major depression, patients with anorexia nervosa, and healthy controls (total sample: N=140).

Preliminary reliability and validity of the Spanish Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation Scale.

Objective: This article introduces a Spanish version of the Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation Scale (NMR-S) and tests the reliability and the validity of the new questionnaire.

Methods: A sample of 360 students from Chile completed the NMR-S along with instruments measuring depressive symptoms, social desirability, coping, and emotion regulation.

Results: A factor analysis indicated that the NMR-S has a one-dimensional structure.

Generalized expectancies for negative mood regulation and major depressive disorder: the role of previous depressive episodes and comorbid mental disorders.

Background: Generalized expectancies for negative mood regulation (NMR) have important consequences for the ability to regulate negative mood. This study tests two resulting hypotheses. NMR expectancies should correlate with the number of previous depressive episodes.