Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies as Predictors of Depression among Adolescents
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Cognitive Emotion Regulation (CER), Adolescent Period, Adolescents, Depressed AdolescentsAbstract
Depression is a serious public health issue among adolescents in Bangladesh and around the world, and it demands more attention, particularly in terms of identifying prevention and intervention strategies. The main purpose of the present study was to determine the relationships between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depression among adolescents. A total of 300 (161 boys and 139 girls) adolescents were selected randomly from 05 secondary schools in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh, as participants for the present study. The Bengali Adapted Version of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Ansary & Karim, 2011) and the Bangla Depression Scale (Uddin & Rahman, 2005) were used to obtain the data for the present study. The obtained data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis through SPSS version 25. The results of the study revealed that maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies were positively related to depression while adaptive strategies were negatively related to depression among adolescents. Maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies were positive predictors of depression, while adaptive strategies were negative predictors of depression among adolescents. Nine cognitive emotion regulation strategies explained 49.3 % variance in depression among adolescents. The findings of the present study will be helpful in preventing and developing interventions for depression among adolescents, considering cognitive emotion regulation.
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