Publication Type |
honors thesis |
School or College |
College of Social & Behavioral Science |
Department |
Psychology |
Faculty Mentor |
Sheila Crowell |
Creator |
Hensen, Emily |
Title |
Distraction-based coping and emotion regulation difficulties as predictors of high-risk behavior |
Year graduated |
2016 |
Description |
High-risk behaviors are correlated with current and future psychological problems. Past research s uggests that difficulties in emotion regulation may increase the likelihood of individuals engaging in high -risk behavior. Research also suggests that problem behaviors may be a function of experiential avoidance; however, the impact of specific coping styles on high- risk behavior is ambiguous. In this study, we hypothesized that as emotion regulation difficulties increase, those who frequently use distraction based coping methods would show an increase in high- risk behaviors. In contrast, we hypothesized that participants who don't use distraction-based coping methods would not show an association between emotion dysregulation and highrisk behavior. Participants (N=230) filled out several self-report measures assessing emotion regulation, coping strategies, and high- risk behaviors. A moderation analysis using multiple regression was performed to examine the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and high- risk behavior among high and low distracters. Results suggest that for high distracters, high risk behaviors increase as emotion regulation difficulties increase. Findings suggest that distraction-based coping styles may have an impact on the frequency of high-risk behaviors, and may help identify which emotionally dysregulated individuals are at risk for engaging in problem behaviors. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
University of Utah |
Subject |
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
(c) Emily E. Hansen |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
25,094 bytes |
Identifier |
honors/id/45 |
Permissions Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pc6wgt |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6s5027b |
Setname |
ir_htoa |
ID |
205697 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s5027b |