Cognitive Distortions, Emotion Regulation, And Psychosocial Vulnerabilities Across Psychopathological Contexts: An Integrative Original Research Article
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Cognitive distortions, emotion regulation, psychosocial factorsAbstract
The contemporary psychological literature increasingly recognizes that cognitive distortions and emotion regulation processes do not operate in isolation, but rather interact dynamically with psychosocial variables to shape vulnerability, symptom maintenance, and recovery across a wide range of mental health conditions. Drawing strictly and exclusively on the body of work referenced in the present article, this original research paper develops an integrative, theory-driven empirical investigation into the interrelationships among cognitive distortions, emotion regulation strategies, attachment and parenting styles, impulsive sensation seeking, anxiety sensitivity, and psychosocial functioning across diverse clinical and subclinical populations. These populations include individuals with substance use disorders, adolescents exhibiting problematic gambling behaviors, women with psychosomatic and endocrine conditions, university students with stress-related gastrointestinal disorders, immigrant adolescents exposed to trauma, and individuals experiencing anxiety-spectrum disorders such as social anxiety, panic disorder, and social phobia.
Grounded in cognitive-behavioral theory, schema theory, and contemporary models of emotion–cognition interaction, the study employs a multi-construct correlational and explanatory framework. The methodological approach synthesizes psychometrically established self-report instruments, including measures of dysfunctional attitudes, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, anxiety sensitivity, self-esteem, social-evaluative anxiety, and relapse probability. Descriptive and relational analyses reveal that maladaptive cognitive schemas and distortions consistently predict emotional dysregulation, heightened anxiety sensitivity, impulsivity, and diminished quality of life across populations. Furthermore, emotion regulation strategies and interpersonal contexts such as parenting and attachment styles emerge as critical mediating and moderating mechanisms that explain how cognitive vulnerabilities translate into psychopathological outcomes.
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