The role of emotion regulation in predicting personality dimensions

Personality and Mental HealthVolume 11, Issue 4 p. 314-334 Research Article The role of emotion regulation in predicting personality dimensions Lauren M. Borges, Corresponding Author Lauren M. Borges lauren.m.borges@wmich.edu Rocky Mountain MIRECC, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO, 80220 USAAddress correspondence to: Lauren M. Borges, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rocky Mountain MIRECC, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO 80220, USA. Email: lauren.m.borges@wmich.eduSearch for more papers by this authorAmy E. Naugle, Amy E. Naugle Department of Clinical Psychology, Western Michigan University, 3524 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5439, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008 USASearch for more papers by this author Lauren M. Borges, Corresponding Author Lauren M. Borges lauren.m.borges@wmich.edu Rocky Mountain MIRECC, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO, 80220 USAAddress correspondence to: Lauren M. Borges, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rocky Mountain MIRECC, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO 80220, USA. Email: lauren.m.borges@wmich.eduSearch for more papers by this authorAmy E. Naugle, Amy E. Naugle Department of Clinical Psychology, Western Michigan University, 3524 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5439, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 November 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/pmh.1390Citations: 8Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Dimensional models of personality have been widely acknowledged in the field as alternatives to a trait-based system of nomenclature. While the importance of dimensional models has been established, less is known about the constructs underlying these personality dimensions. Emotion regulation is one such potential construct. The goal of the current study was to examine the relationship between personality dimensions and emotion regulation. More specifically, the predictive capacity of emotion regulation in accounting for personality dimensions and symptoms on the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality-2 above and beyond a measure of general distress was evaluated. Emotion regulation was found to be predictive of most personality dimensions and symptoms of most personality disorders. Consistent with hypotheses, emotion regulation variables associated with undercontrol of emotions were most predictive of traits associated with Cluster B personality disorders whereas Cluster A and C traits were most associated with emotion regulation related to overcontrol of emotions. These findings provide preliminary evidence that some personality dimensions never assessed in relation to emotion regulation are strongly predicted by emotion regulation variables. Thus, the present study facilitates an initial step in understanding the relationship between personality dimensions and a multidimensional model of emotion regulation. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citing Literature Volume11, Issue4November 2017Pages 314-334 RelatedInformation