Associations between theory of mind and emotion regulation in Argentinean adults
Abstract: Theory of Mind is a construct closely related to the cognitive aspect of human empathy, which refers to the ability to represent and interpretmental states in others. The termEmotion Regulation includes all processes aimed tomodulate the intensity and duration of different aspects of emo...
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Springer Nature
2022
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| Sumario: | Abstract: Theory of Mind is a construct closely related to the cognitive aspect of human empathy, which refers to the ability to represent and
interpretmental states in others. The termEmotion Regulation includes all processes aimed tomodulate the intensity and duration
of different aspects of emotional experience. Clinical evidence suggests that theory of mind alterations and emotion regulation
difficulties co-occur in several psychiatric disorders. In addition, it has been suggested that both abilities might be developmentally
related, with theory of mind deficits leading to emotional dysregulation. The present study is the first to examine the
associations between performance in a theory of mind experimental task (the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” test) and
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale scores, in a non-clinical sample of argentinean adults. We found small, but significant
associations between Theory ofMind and Emotion Regulation, indicating that those subjects with higher Theory ofMind scores
were better at inhibiting impulsive reactions and identifying their own emotions. In addition, these associations were indepedent
of sex, age and education level. These results are congruent (although they do not confirm) with the hypothesis of a developmental
link between Theory of Mind and Emotion Regulation. |
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