Emotional Regulation and Mental Health

Dear Colleagues,

Emotional regulation has proven to be an effective moderator of mental health problems, and it is considered essential for optimal health (Gross and Munoz, 1995). At the same time, emotional dysregulation and poor emotional control have been associated with several specific psychological disorders and general health problems (Pylypow, Quinn, Duncan and Balbuena, 2020). The growing scientific interest in personal and interpersonal processes and skills which promote emotional regulation has been made evident by the increase in publications in the last 30 years. This proliferation of research has underscored the important role that emotional regulation can play in the assessment, treatment, and prevention of diverse problems of mental health. Nevertheless, it is still necessary to answer multiple questions with respect to the development of valid and reliable instruments to assess emotional dysregulation: What proportion of mental health problems are related to deficits in emotional regulation? What are the most optimal ways of improving emotional regulation associated with problems in mental health? How can effective intervention programs be developed? With this in mind, we invite researchers to submit papers on the aforementioned topics to be considered for publication in this Topical Collection dedicated to emotional regulation.

Prof. Dr. María Jesús Irurtia
Dr. Jairo Rodríguez-Medina
Prof. Dr. Arthur L. Cantos
Collection Editors

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