Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Selby, Edward A
Author's Email Address	selby@psy.fsu.edu
URN	etd-07092007-164107
Title	Understanding the Relationship between Emotional and Behavioral Dysregulation: A Cascade of Emotions
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Psychology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Thomas E. Joiner Committee Chair Chris Schatschneider Committee Member Norman B. Schmidt Committee Member
Keywords	Emotion Dysregulation Behavioral Dysregulation Rumination Binge-Eating Catastrophizing Behavioral Dysregulation
Date of Defense	2007-06-26
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Recent research suggests that many dysregulated behaviors, such as binge-eating and non-suicidal self-injury, often occur during times of emotional distress. These behaviors also appear to decrease negative affect. Why is it, however, that individuals engage in these behaviors to reduce emotional distress rather than taking a shower or talking to a friend? This study proposes the role of emotional cascades, an emotional phenomenon that occurs when an individual intensely ruminates on negative affect, thus intensifying that negative affect to the point that an individual engages in a dysregulated behavior in order to distract from that rumination. The purpose of these studies was to examine the relationship between rumination and dysregulated behaviors, and in doing so determine if there is some support for the emotional cascade model. Using two different studies we were able to demonstrate that rumination is associated with some dysregulated behaviors, both cross-sectionally using structural equation modeling, and temporally using a two time-point method.
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