Peñas-Lledó, E. and Waller, G. (2003) Emotionally-driven behaviours among undergraduate women: A preliminary study. Revista Psicologia e Educação, 2 (1). 63 - 71. ISSN 1645-6084
Abstract
here is considerable evidence that a number of apparently impulsive or addictive behaviours (e.g., self - harm, alcohol or substance misuse) can be triggered by negatively valenced affective states, and that the behaviours serve the f unction of blocking awareness of intolerable emotions. However, the evidence base for this pattern of emotionally - driven blocking behaviours is relatively patchy, because there has been little systematic investigation of the emotions that trigger different blocking behaviours. In this preliminary study of emotionally - driven blocking behaviours, 53 non - clinical women completed a self - report measure of the link between specific affective states (anger, anxiety, boredom, depression, loneliness) and different b locking behaviours (smoking; aggression; drinking alcohol; overeating; compulsive spending; stealing; self - harm; ‘risky’ sexual behaviour). The results indicate a relatively specific pattern of association between different emotions and blocking behaviours . In addition, that linkage was stronger when the individual had a higher level of behavioural impulsivity, particularly where the emotion was loneliness or anger. These findings suggest that individuals who display such behaviours might benefit from skill s training for adaptive affect regulation, although further research is needed to determine the generalizability of these results to broader clinical and non - clinical populations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2003 Universidade da Beira Interior. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | impulsive behaviours; impulsivity; emotional triggers |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2015 15:08 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 05:09 |
Published Version: | http://psicologiaeeducacao.ubi.pt/2003_1.html |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Universidade da Beira Interior |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89337 |