Cognitive Reappraisal and Behavioral Suppression As Moderators of Avoidance/Rumination, Activation, and Trait Anxiety

As predicted, regression analyses revealed significant main effects of behavioral activation, behavioral avoidance/rumination, suppression, and reappraisal on trait anxiety (TA) in a clinical sample. Suppression moderated the relationship between activation and TA, and reappraisal moderated the association between rumination and TA. Results reveal the differential utility of emotion regulation strategies.