The Impact of Maladaptive & Adaptive Emotion Regulation and Sexual Assault on Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study explores the relationship between emotion regulation (ER) strategies, sexual assault, and if they can predict depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results showed maladaptive ER was positively correlated with depressive symptoms and significantly predicted them, while adaptive ER and sexual assault were not significant predictors of depressive symptoms.