Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Social Functioning in Adolescents

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and social functioning in adolescents. Adolescents (N = 378; 56.1% girls) aged between 11 and 16 years (M = 13.87, SD = 1.27) filled in the self- report scales assessing cognitive emotion regulation strategies, social functioning and associated distress. The regression analysis revealed that Catastrophizing and Acceptance significantly predicted social functioning problems, while Catastrophizing, Planning and Self-blame predicted associated distress.