Table 3.
Means of current and peak negative intensity, depressive symptoms, relative use of emotion regulation strategies, and correlations between relative use of emotion regulation strategies and depressive symptoms, split for gender.
| Girls (N = 47) | Boys (N = 20) | Cohen’s d | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
| Intensity of current negative emotion | 1.75 (.78) | 1.67 (.57) | .12 | ||
| Intensity of peak negative emotion | 2.10 (.73) | 1.96 (.50) | .22 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 9.02 (5.01) | 7.80 (5.38) | .24 | ||
| Emotion-regulation strategies | Depressive symptoms | Depressive symptoms | Cohen’s d for differences between emotion-regulation strategies | ||
| Acceptance | 51.59 (.23)a | .06 | 52.75 (.32)a | −.55* | .42 |
| Problem-solving | 15.62 (.15)a | −.06 | 3.20 (.08)b*** | .31 | 1.03 |
| Rumination | 8.10 (.10)a | .25 | 2.7 (.04)b** | .20 | .71 |
| Distraction | 8.18 (.10)a | .28 | 3.36 (.09)a | .02 | .51 |
| Social support | 5.19 (.06)a | .24 | 1.7 (.03)b** | .24 | .74 |
| Avoidance | 4.55 (.06) a | .20 | 1.26 (.02)b** | −.02 | .74 |
| Suppression | 4.16 (.04)a | .26 | 1.10 (.02)b** | −.19 | .97 |
| Reappraisal | 2.32 (.03)a | −.09 | 0.85 (.03)a | .29 | .49 |
Note. Strategy use is presented in proportions ranging from 0 to 100%. Means are compared horizontally. Subscript “a” refers to the girls’ value. The “b” subscript for boys indicates a significant difference between girls and boys. Variable anchors: Intensity of current negative emotions (1) not at all to (7) very much; intensity of peak negative emotions (1) not at all to (7) very much. Variable ranges: Intensity of current negative emotions (1–7); intensity of peak negative emotions (1–7); depressive symptoms (0–2, 26 items).
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.