Emotional Comprehension Is Not Related to Duration of Distress from Daily Life Events
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Mentalization Referred to One’s Own Mental States and Mental Health
1.2. Mentalization as a Resilient Capacity to Cope with Daily Life Events
1.3. The Levels of Emotional Awareness in the Metabolism of Emotional Distress
1.4. The Different Role of “Simple Attention” versus Comprehension of One’s Own Emotional Reactions
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Materials
2.2.1. Interview
2.2.2. TMMS-24
2.2.3. EPQ-R Version
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Global Duration of Distress (n = 110) | ||
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B (95% CI) | p | |
GID | 0.44 (−0.1–0.94) | 0.100 |
Attention | −12.34 (−23.16–−1.81) | 0.023 |
Moderation | 0.85 (0.1–1.55) | 0.022 |
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Vives, J.; Morales, C.; Barrantes-Vidal, N.; Ballespí, S. Emotional Comprehension Is Not Related to Duration of Distress from Daily Life Events. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020459
Vives J, Morales C, Barrantes-Vidal N, Ballespí S. Emotional Comprehension Is Not Related to Duration of Distress from Daily Life Events. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020459
Chicago/Turabian StyleVives, Jaume, Cristina Morales, Neus Barrantes-Vidal, and Sergi Ballespí. 2021. "Emotional Comprehension Is Not Related to Duration of Distress from Daily Life Events" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020459