Table 3.
Differential and Incremental Associations of Dimensions of Emotion Regulation and Neuroticism With Emotional Disorders
| Model/Structural Paths | Agoraphobia/Panic |
Social Anxiety |
Generalized Anxiety/Worry |
Obsessions/Compulsions |
Depression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| γ | SE | γ | SE | γ | SE | γ | SE | γ | SE | |
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| Model 1: Neuroticism → | ||||||||||
| Neuroticism | .22*** | .03 | .62*** | .02 | .62*** | .03 | .13** | .04 | .81*** | .01 |
| R 2 | .05** | .02 | .39*** | .03 | .38*** | .03 | .02 | .01 | .66*** | .02 |
| Model 2: Emotion Regulation → | ||||||||||
| Problematic Responses | .22*** | .05 | .32*** | .05 | .43*** | .04 | .12** | .05 | .50*** | .04 |
| Poor Recognition/Clarity | .07 | .05 | −.01 | .05 | .09 | .05 | .07 | .04 | −.01 | .04 |
| Negative Thinking | −.05 | .04 | .16*** | .04 | .10* | .04 | −.02 | .04 | .41*** | .04 |
| Emotional Inhibition/Suppression | −.07 | .05 | .40*** | .05 | −.03 | .05 | −.09* | .04 | .16*** | .03 |
| R2 | .06** | .02 | .38*** | .03 | .28*** | .03 | .03* | .01 | .66*** | .03 |
| Model 3: Neuroticism & Emotion Regulation → | ||||||||||
| Neuroticism | .19* | .08 | .67*** | .07 | .61*** | .08 | .12 | .08 | .46*** | .05 |
| Problematic Responses | .11 | .07 | −.07 | .06 | .08 | .07 | .05 | .06 | .23*** | .05 |
| Poor Recognition/Clarity | .06 | .05 | −.06 | .05 | .04 | .05 | .06 | .04 | −.04 | .04 |
| Negative Thinking | −.11* | .06 | −.07 | .05 | −.10* | .05 | −.06 | .06 | .25*** | .04 |
| Emotional Inhibition/Suppression | −.08 | .05 | .36*** | .04 | −.06 | .04 | −.10* | .04 | .13*** | .03 |
| R 2 | .07*** | .02 | .51*** | .03 | .39*** | .03 | .03* | .01 | .72*** | .02 |
| AR2 vs. Model 1 | .02 | .12 | .01 | .01 | .06 | |||||
| AR2 vs. Model 2 | .01 | .13 | .11 | .00 | .06 | |||||
Note.
p < .05;
p < .01;
p < .001. γ = completely standardized path coefficient. The models provided acceptable fit, χ2(286) = 920.26, p < .001, RMSEA = .04, TLI = 0.94, CFI = .96, SRMR = .04. In Model 1, the five emotional disorder dimensions were regressed onto neuroticism while the four emotion regulation dimensions were freely correlated with neuroticism and the emotional disorder dimensions. In Model 2, the emotional disorder dimensions were regressed onto the emotion regulation dimensions while neuroticism was freely correlated with the four emotional regulation dimensions. In Model 3, five emotional disorder dimensions were regressed onto neuroticism and the emotion regulation dimensions simultaneously.