The study aims to investigate how changes in cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression relate to distress levels during psychotherapy.
Analyzed data from the PsyCARE study
Assessed cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression dynamics
Measured changes in distress across various psychotherapy approaches
Improvements in cognitive reappraisal correlate with reduced distress
Higher levels of expressive suppression are linked to increased distress
The findings support emotional regulation as a key factor for positive therapy outcomes
Abstract
The findings suggest that improving CR while reducing ES predicts improved outcomes across treatment approach, supporting emotional regulation as a general transdiagnostic mechanism of change.