Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for self-report questionnaires and emotion regulation metrics
| Young Adults (n = 127) | Older Adults (n = 126) | Combined (n = 253) | Group Comparison | ||
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| MCSDS | 15.41 (5.16) | 18.73 (5.34) | 17.06 (5.50) | t(251) = −5.03*** | |
| MAAS | 3.67 (0.85) | 4.20 (0.98) | 3.93 (0.95) | U = 5,313.00*** | |
| Number of DRM Episodes | 12.11 (5.11) | 10.92 (4.32) | 11.52 (4.76) | U = 8,917.50 | |
| Strategy Use | |||||
| Acceptance | 1.69 (0.84) | 2.27 (0.74) | 1.98 (0.84) | U = 4,743.50*** | |
| Positive Reappraisal | 0.93 (0.75) | 1.01 (0.81) | 0.97 (0.78) | U = 7,668.00 | |
| Detached Reappraisal | 0.65 (0.58) | 0.74 (0.68) | 0.69 (0.63) | U = 7,656.50 | |
| Distraction | 0.76 (0.61) | 0.36 (0.40) | 0.56 (0.55) | U = 11,459.00*** | |
| Expressive Suppression | 0.57 (0.49) | 0.42 (0.49) | 0.50 (0.50) | U = 10,056.00*** | |
| Situation Selection | 0.53 (0.63) | 0.41 (0.58) | 0.47 (0.61) | U = 9,306.00* | |
| Strategy Responsiveness | |||||
| Acceptance | −0.03 (0.43) | −0.09 (0.45) | −0.06 (0.44) | U = 8,571.50 | |
| Positive Reappraisal | 0.23 (0.41) | 0.17 (0.45) | 0.20 (0.43) | U = 8,650.50 | |
| Detached Reappraisal | 0.32 (0.34) | 0.21 (0.40) | 0.27 (0.37) | U = 9,306.50* | |
| Distraction | 0.26 (0.36) | 0.15 (0.37) | 0.21 (0.37) | U = 9,649.50** | |
| Expressive Suppression | 0.37 (0.33) | 0.25 (0.39) | 0.31 (0.36) | U = 9,432.00* | |
| Situation Selection | −0.02 (0.34) | −0.01 (0.32) | −0.02 (0.33) | U = 7,809.50 | |
Note. Independent samples t-tests were used for normally distributed data. Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon tests were used for non-normally distributed data. MCSDS: Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale; MAAS: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.