Table 2.

Summary of analyses (5000 bootstrap samples) exploring the mediating role of emotion dysregulation (overall and the specific dimensions) in the relationship between negative affect (IV) and urges to engage in risky behaviors (DV)

Mediating variable	Effect of IV on M	Effect of M on DV	Direct Effect	Indirect Effect		Total Effect
(M)	(a)	(b)	(c′)	(a x b)	99% CI	(c)
Overall DERS	2.58***(0.33)	0.16**(0.06)	0.09(0.20)	0.42*(0.24)	0.11–1.05	0.51***(0.14)
DERS Accept	0.39***(0.08)	0.28(0.26)	0.40*(0.17)	0.11(0.12)	−0.05–0.46	0.51***(0.14)
DERS Goals	0.38*** (0.07)	0.53+(0.28)	0.32+(0.17)	0.20(0.14)	−0.001–0.54	0.51***(0.14)
DERS Impulse	0.54***(0.07)	0.58*(0.29)	0.20(0.21)	0.32*(0.17)	0.04–0.71	0.51***(0.14)
DERS Strategies	0.70***(0.10)	0.46*(0.20)	0.19(0.19)	0.32*(0.18)	0.07–0.82	0.51***(0.14)
DERS Awareness	0.25***(0.07)	0.65*(0.29)	0.35*(0.15)	0.16*(0.09)	0.02–0.37	0.51***(0.14)
DERS Clarity	0.33***(0.06)	0.52(0.36)	0.34+(0.18)	0.17*(0.11)	0.03–0.46	0.51***(0.14)

Note. DERS=Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; Overall DERS=Overall Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; DERS Accept=DERS Emotional Nonacceptance Subscale; DERS Goals=DERS Difficulties Engaging in Goal-Directed Behavior When Distressed Subscale; DERS Impulse=DERS Difficulties Controlling Impulsive Behaviors When Distressed Subscale; DERS Strategies=DERS Lack of Access to Effective Emotion Regulation Strategies Subscale; DERS Awareness=DERS Lack of Emotional Awareness Subscale; DERS Clarity=DERS Lack of Emotional Clarity Subscale. All coefficients are reported as unstandardized estimates.

⁺p ≤ .10.

^*p ≤ .05.

^**p ≤ .01.

^***p ≤ .001.