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. 2025 Sep 30;25:881. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07303-3

Table 2.

Moderating effect of goal focus on emotion regulation strategies and depression in both situations

Levels of Moderator Variables Regression coefficient SE t p 95% CI
Expressive Suppression Highly Confined Situation Average Value 0.229 0.028 8.324 <0.001 0.175
High Level(+1SD) 0.317 0.034 9.379 <0.001 0.251
Low Level(−1SD) 0.140 0.032 4.381 <0.001 0.077
Less Confined Situation Average Value 0.064 0.024 2.724 0.007 0.018
High Level(+1SD) 0.149 0.033 4.604 <0.001 0.086
Low Level−1SD) −0.022 0.022 −0.974 0.330 −0.065
Cognitive Reappraisal Highly Confined Situation Average Value 0.041 0.018 2.332 0.020 0.007
High Level(+1SD) 0.113 0.023 4.819 <0.001 0.067
Low Level(−1SD) −0.031 0.020 −1.544 0.123 −0.070
Less Confined Situation Average Value −0.128 0.015 −8.423 <0.001 −0.158
High Level(+1SD) −0.101 0.022 −4.502 <0.001 −0.144
Low Level(−1SD) −0.155 0.013 −11.613 <0.001 −0.182