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30th APS Annual Convention

Emotion Differentiation as a Protective Factor Against Negative Self-Referential Processing: Links to Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviors Across Populations and Time Points

Friday, May 25, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Clinical Science

Extant literature indicates the benefits of differentiating one’s emotional experiences. However, much remains unknown about the mechanisms through which differentiation exerts its salutary effects. This symposium will present evidence for a proposed mechanism: Differentiation as a protective factor against negative self-referential processing, and associated behaviors across populations and time points.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Tien Hong Stanley SeahChair
    Kent State University
  • Karin CoifmanCoChair
    Kent State University

Presentations

  1. The Moderating Role of Emotion Differentiation in the Relationship between Rumination and Maladaptive Behaviors Among Individuals with Depression and/or Social AnxietyTien Hong Stanley Seah, Karin Coifman
  2. The Impact of Emotion Differentiation on Relapse, Rumination, and Depression up to 1-Year Post Substance Use TreatmentDeepika Anand, Elizabeth Reese, Kristen Lindquist, Stacey Daughters
  3. Emotion Differentiation and the Self: The Benefits of Distinguishing between Painful EmotionsDavid Disabato, Todd Kashdan, Howard Tennen