Transdiagnostic Symptom Domains Are Linked to Impairments in Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Youth and Exposure to Childhood Adversity in the ABCD Study

This study examines associations between emotion regulation, childhood adversity, and transdiagnostic symptoms in youth (attention, externalizing, internalizing problems; ABCD Study; N=9,057). Emotion dysregulation is associated with each symptom. Mediation analyses reveal reappraisal mitigates, while suppression exacerbates the impact of adversity on psychopathology. Findings underscore emotion regulation as an intervention target.