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Biol Psychol. 2022 Jan;167:108212. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108212. Epub 2021 Oct 23.

Emotion regulation and diurnal cortisol: A longitudinal study of early adolescents.

Biological psychology

Katerina Rnic, Ellen Jopling, Alison Tracy, Joelle LeMoult

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 34699918 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108212

Abstract

Aberrant patterns of diurnal cortisol, a marker of stress reactivity, predict adverse physical and mental health among adolescents. However, the mechanisms underlying aberrant diurnal cortisol production are poorly understood. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate, for the first time, whether the core emotion regulation (ER) strategies of rumination (brooding, reflection), reappraisal, and suppression were prospectively associated with individual differences in diurnal cortisol during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period of significant stress. A community sample of 48 early adolescents (M

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Keywords: Adolescence; COVID-19; Diurnal cortisol; Emotion regulation; Longitudinal; Stress

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