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This study investigated differences in emotion recognition abilities between groups with borderline personality features based on a smartphone application. After recruiting participants, the final analysis included 29 individuals with borderline personality features and 29 individuals in the comparison group. Emotion expression recognition experiments were conducted for facial expression, vocal emotion, and voice-face integration. The results of this research are as follows. First, the group with borderline personality features exhibited lower accuracy in recognizing emotions displayed on faces compared to the comparison group. Second, the groups did not significantly differ in accuracy in recognizing emotions conveyed through voices. Finally, in integrating emotions expressed through voice and faces, the group with borderline personality features showed lower accuracy than the comparison group. Based on these findings, the significance of the study, its limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
This study examined the effects of social situation self-monitoring in digital intervention and the potential protective role of self-compassion writing. Undergraduates with social anxiety symptoms were assigned to a self-monitoring group(comparison) and a self-monitoring with a self-compassion writing group(intervention). They received the intervention for 2 weeks using a daily diary method, and social anxiety, self-compassion, self-reflection, and post-event rumination were measured using self-report questionnaires at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3 week follow-up. A total of 92 participants completed the study, while 113 were included in the final analysis(55 in the intervention group and 58 in the comparison group). Both groups showed positive changes, but the intervention group exhibited more significant improvement. In the comparison group, social anxiety was fully mediated by post-event rumination, demonstrating the potential negative effects of monitoring socially anxious situations. However, no significant mediation was found in the intervention group, suggesting self-compassion’s protective effect. These results provide empirical evidence for refining digital interventions to enhance self-monitoring’s benefits while reducing risks.
This study examined the effects of cognitive bias modification for interpretation (CBM-I) with self-compassion imagery on interpretation bias, self-compassion, fear of negative evaluation, and psychological distress. Participants aged between 19 and 34, with evaluative concerns perfectionism about randomly assigned to a training group (n = 12) or to a control group (n = 12). The CBM-I training involved imagining scenarios that began with an ambiguous situation and ended with either a positive resolution or a mixed of negative and neutral resolution. The positive resolution was designed to reflect self-compassion. The training comprised three sessions and interpretation bias, self-compassion, fear of negative evaluation, and psychological distress assessed at pre-training, post training, and one-week follow-up. The training group showed an improvement in positive interpretation of ambiguous situations, self-compassion, and a significant decrease in fear of negative evaluation. This effect of CBM-I training was maintained for a week after training.
This study examined the mediating effect of distress intolerance and the moderated mediating effect of self-compassion in the relationship between dysfunctional beliefs and non-suicidal self-injury. Data were analyzed 220 college students aged 20 to 29 years who had engaged in non-suicidal self-injury. The results were as follows. First, the complete mediating effect of distress intolerance was significant in the relationship between dysfunctional beliefs and non-suicidal self-injury. Second, the significant moderating effect of self-compassion was confirmed in the effect of dysfunctional beliefs on distress intolerance. Third, the moderated mediating effect of self-compassion was significant. These results suggest that self-compassion might serve as a therapeutic intervention for individuals who engage in non-suicidal self-injury owing to a lack of distress tolerance. This study was significant in that it highlighted the roles of risk and protective factors for non-suicidal self-injury. Finally, the study discusses its significance and limitations and suggestions for follow-up studies.
This study examined the mediating effects of emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between social isolation and depression in older adults. A total of 228 adults aged 60 years and above participated, completing questionnaires on social network size, frequency of social contact, social activity participation, loneliness, depression, and emotion regulation strategies. Results indicated that adaptive emotion regulation strategies, particularly adaptive experiential and behavioral strategies, partially mediated the relationship between social activity and depression. Adaptive and maladaptive strategies partially mediated the relationship between loneliness and depression, with adaptive behavioral strategies and maladaptive cognitive strategies showing significant mediation effects. Notably, individuals with lower social participation and greater loneliness were less likely to use adaptive behavioral strategies, increasing their vulnerability to depression. Additionally, higher levels of loneliness were associated with greater use of maladaptive cognitive strategies, potentially intensifying depressive symptoms. Based on these findings, we discussed the implications and limitations of this study, along with directions for future research.
This study examined the moderated mediating effects of ambivalence over emotional expression through trait- driving and state-driving anger on the relationship between drivers’ rejection sensitivity and aggressive driving in anonymous situations. Data were collected from 300 adult men and women aged between 20 and 60 through an online survey. The main findings are as follows. First, both trait-driving and state-driving anger showed significant indirect effects in the relationship between drivers’ rejection sensitivity and aggressive driving in anonymous situations. Second, ambivalence over emotional expression moderated the relationship between trait- driving anger, state-driving anger, and aggressive driving in anonymous situations. Third, the pathway through which drivers’ rejection sensitivity affects aggressive driving in anonymous situations via trait driving anger and state driving anger was moderated by ambivalence over emotional expression. Based on these results, the study discusses its implications and limitations.
This study examined how avoidance coping, mediates the relationship between job-seeking stress and depression, with basic psychological needs as a moderator. Data were collected from 302 job-seekers using self-reported measures, including the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Job-seeking Stress Inventory, Coping Strategy Indicator, and Basic Psychological Needs Scale. Results showed that job-seeking stress increased depression through avoidance coping. Additionally basic psychological needs moderated both the direct effect of job-seeking stress on depression and its indirect effects through avoidance coping. Based on these results, the study discusses implications for preventing and addressing depression among young adults preparing for employment, acknowledges its limitations, and offers suggestions for future research.
Psychological flexibility is the ability to respond to situations in line with one’s values and goals despite discomfort and distress. This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Personalized Psychological Flexibility Index (K-PPFI) among 355 Korean undergraduate students. Participants completed the K-PPFI along with measures of psychological flexibility, psychological inflexibility, experiential avoidance, negative affects, negative affectivity, depressive symptoms, and mental well-being. Confirmatory factor analyses did not support the two existing three-factor models (avoidance, acceptance, and harnessing) or the bifactor model. However, exploratory factor analyses revealed a three-factor structure consistent with the original model, except for one item that loaded differently. The K-PPFI demonstrated generally satisfactory reliability and validity, including acceptable four-week test-retest reliability (n = 49). These findings suggest that the K-PPFI is a reliable and valid measure of psychological flexibility in Korean undergraduate students. Finally, the limitations and implications of this study are discussed.
