Interconnections between Emotion Recognition, Self-Processes and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents

Interconnections between Emotion Recognition, Self-Processes and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents

Background: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for mentalization and emotion regulation skills. Studies show that during this time, adolescents may experience greater vulnerability to challenges of mental and emotional well-being. Studies also show that self-skills, such as mentalization...

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Published in:Adolescents (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 41 - 59
Main Authors: Maynard, Meghan, Quenneville, Shanel, Hinves, Kristina, Talwar, Victoria, Bosacki, Sandra
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Boston MDPI AG 01-03-2023
Subjects:
adolescence
Anxiety
Brain research
Child development
Emotions
Mental depression
Mental health
Metacognition
mindfulness
Nervous system
Personality disorders
Self control
self-compassion
Teenagers
theory of mind
well-being
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Summary:Background: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for mentalization and emotion regulation skills. Studies show that during this time, adolescents may experience greater vulnerability to challenges of mental and emotional well-being. Studies also show that self-skills, such as mentalization, self-compassion, and self-control are independently associated with feelings of global self-worth or psychological well-being. To date, no known studies have explored interconnected relations among these self-skills, despite significant overlaps in the social-biological development of these skills. Aims: To investigate interconnected relations among psychological well-being, mentalization, self-compassion and self-control. Gender differences in these relations are explored. Method: As part of a larger, longitudinal study of adolescent well-being, this cross-sectional study drew on a variety of self-report measures, investigating relations among adolescents’ self-reports of psychological well-being, emotion recognition, self-control, and self-compassion. Participants consisted of 88 girls and 57 boys, mean age 13.38. Results: Main results showed associations among emotion recognition, self-control and self-compassion and feelings of global self-worth. Specifically, results showed that understanding negative emotions in others relates to lower levels of self-compassion and feelings of self-worth. Further, adolescents who report low levels of self-control reported uncompassionate self-responding and lower levels of self-worth. Gender differences and implications for further research and adolescent social-emotional interventions are discussed.
ISSN:2673-7051
2673-7051
DOI:10.3390/adolescents3010003