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The role of emotion beliefs in depression, anxiety, and stress

Beliefs about the controllability and usefulness of emotions may influence successful emotion regulation across multiple emotional disorders and could thus be influential mechanisms in long-term mental health outcomes. However, to date there has been little empirical work in this area.

Citation:
Johnston TE, Petrova K, Mehta A, Gross JJ, McEvoy P, Preece DA. The role of emotion beliefs in depression, anxiety, and stress. Aust Psychol. 2023

Keywords:
Anxiety; depression; emotion beliefs; profile; psychopathology; stress

Abstract:
Beliefs about the controllability and usefulness of emotions may influence successful emotion regulation across multiple emotional disorders and could thus be influential mechanisms in long-term mental health outcomes. However, to date there has been little empirical work in this area.