Key result
A one standard deviation increase in reappraisal was associated with a 5.9% lower 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, whereas suppression was associated with a 10.0% higher risk.
Why the study?
Do antecedent- and response-focused emotion regulation strategies have divergent associations with the 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease in adults?
Observational (n=373)
Do antecedent- and response-focused emotion regulation strategies have divergent associations with the 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease in adults?
Antecedent-focused emotion regulation (reappraisal) is associated with lower estimated 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, whereas response-focused regulation (suppression) is associated with higher risk.
BACKGROUND: It is not known whether various forms of emotion regulation are differentially related to cardiovascular disease risk. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to assess whether antecedent and response-focused emotion regulation would have divergent associations with likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. METHODS: Two emotion regulation strategies were examined: reappraisal (antecedent-focused) and suppression (response-focused). Cardiovascular disease risk was assessed with a validated Framingham algorithm that estimates the likelihood of developing CVD in 10 years. Associations were assessed among 373 adults via multiple linear regression. Pathways and gender-specific associations were also considered. RESULTS: One standard deviation increases in reappraisal and suppression were associated with 5.9 % lower and 10.0 % higher 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, respectively, in adjusted analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Divergent associations of antecedent and response-focused emotion regulation with cardiovascular disease risk were observed. Effective emotion regulation may promote cardiovascular health.
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Appleton et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular disease risk (n=373). Emotion regulation strategies (reappraisal and suppression) was evaluated on 10-year cardiovascular disease risk assessed via Framingham algorithm. A one standard deviation increase in reappraisal was associated with a 5.9% lower 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, whereas suppression was associated with a 10.0% higher risk.
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