"marsland" - 1 õppematerjal

Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress

emotions. Only recently researchers have started to apply knowledge to automatic processes by measuring psychobiological responses in relation to emotion regulation. There is evidence that elevated cortisol is associated with negative emotion (Polk et al. 2005). Hostility and trait negative affect (NA) are positively associated with higher levels of systemic inflammation as measured by the pro-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-6 (IL-6) (Marsland et al., 2008). However, a disadvantage of these studies is the neglect of the immediate ER process. Reading the average account of emotional experience that is measured over the duration of 1 to 2 weeks, demonstrates the results of emotion regulation rather than emotion regulation itself. Despite the currently poor assortment of applicable studies there is nevertheless evidence of elevated stress hormone reactivity to psychosocial stress in relation to poor emotion regulation (Wirtz et al