Table 2.
Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | |
| Before 2000 | 2 (2%) |
| 2000–2009 | 9 (8%) |
| 2010–2018 | 107 (91%) |
| Sample age range(s) | |
| Early childhood (3–6.9 years) | 22 (19%) |
| Middle childhood (7–10.9 years) | 45 (38%) |
| Early adolescence (11–14.9 years) | 88 (75%) |
| Late adolescence (15–18.9 years) | 78 (66%) |
| Reappraisal assessment type(s) | |
| Self-report questionnaire | 76 (64%) |
| Emotion regulation task | 32 (27%) |
| Self-reported affect | 26 (22%) |
| Physiological/neural measures | 20 (17%) |
| Observation | 3 (3%) |
| Vignette | 4 (3%) |
| Interview | 3 (3%) |
| Parent-report questionnaire | 3 (3%) |
| Experience sampling self-report | 2 (2%) |
| Daily diary | 1 (1%) |
| Emotion(s) targeted | |
| Nonspecific emotion | 42 (36%) |
| General negative emotions | 55 (47%) |
| General positive emotions | 2 (2%) |
| Discrete negative emotionsa | 21 (18%) |
| Desire/craving | 3 (3%) |
| Total N | 118 |
Sample age range(s), reappraisal assessment type(s), and emotion(s) targeted were coded non-exclusively. Therefore, percentages for these categories do not sum to 100.
a
Discrete negative emotions included sadness (n = 13), anger (n = 10), fear (n = 7), disgust (n = 2), shame (n = 2), anxiety (n = 1), disappointment (n = 1), frustration (n = 1), guilt (n = 1), pain (n = 1), and social exclusion (n = 1).