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Despite the recent advances in the field of cognitive neuroscience and the role of interoception in promoting behavioral regulation, few occupational therapy intervention practices have adopted the concept into their approach. This paper explores the impact of school-based occupational therapy intervention based on mindfulness and interoceptive awareness in promoting behavioral regulation among 3rd–5th-grade children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The intervention program, titled Mind-Body Integration program (MBI), is delivered to a special education classroom via weekly 30-minute sessions for 26 weeks during the school year. The author completed a pilot study of the program in two elementary school special education classrooms. Twenty-three students with NDDs participated in the study and 17 completed the data collection. Data was collected on emotional and behavioral regulation as well as interoceptive bodily awareness. Assessment measures included Behavior Rating of Executive Functions, 2nd edition (BRIEF-2); Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness- youth (MAIA); and a teacher survey. The results demonstrate significant positive changes in student reported attentional regulation, emotional awareness, body listening, and self-regulation. There were no significant negative changes reported on the parent-reported BRIEF-2. However, the teacher survey indicated significant negative changes in behavioral regulation. Overall, the pilot study was found to be feasible to implement and cost-effective. These findings suggest that the MBI program holds promise as an effective intervention for enhancing behavioral regulation in children with NDDs and highlights the importance of incorporating mindfulness and interoceptive awareness in occupational therapy practice within school settings. Further research and modifications to the program are warranted to optimize its effectiveness and address potential challenges.

Sexual dysfunction can lead to a negative impact upon a person’s mental and relational health, including relational and overall distress, poor relationship and sexual satisfaction, and clinical mood disorders such as depression. Moving upstream to identify factors that may predict sexual dysfunction would therefore be beneficial for early intervention in at-risk populations. History of childhood trauma is one such factor that may influence sexual functioning later in life. While adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been less studied in association with sexual dysfunction, there is some evidence to indicate that they may be related. ACEs have been shown to increase the risk of physical and psychological conditions (such as physical inactivity, obesity, heart disease, substance use, depression, and anxiety) which can then impede sexual functioning; further, a study of sex therapy patients found that their ACE scores were significantly higher than those in community samples. Additionally, difficulties in emotion regulation (DERS) may also play an important role in this relationship, as they have been shown to mediate the relationship between ACEs and several subsequent health risks. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant relationship between ACEs and sexual problems, and further, if emotion regulation difficulties mediated this relationship. College students (N = 696) were recruited to complete an online survey of their health behaviors. The overall mediated model was significant, F(2, 692) = 5.78, p = .003, but explained only 1.6% of the variance in sexual functioning. Although ACEs significantly predicted both sexual functioning (b = 0.60, t(694) = 3.40, p < 0.001) and DERS (b = 2.08, t(694) = 4.83, p < 0.001), DERS did not significantly predict sexual functioning (b = -0.01, t(694) = -0.63, p = 0.52), and did not emerge as a significant mediator of the relationship between ACEs and sexual functioning (b = -.02, CI [-.08,.05]). Further, in contrast to hypotheses, participants with higher ACE scores actually reported higher sexual functioning relative to participants with lower ACE scores in this sample. Results highlight the complexities of the relationship between ACEs and current sexual functioning. While difficulties in emotion regulation are still likely to be clinically significant for individuals with trauma histories, they do not appear to be a major contributing factor to difficulties in sexual functioning.

The intent of this thesis is to explore the perceived discrepancies between individual scores of psychopathy, particularly the division of primary and secondary psychopathy, and how such scores may moderate the relationship of one's emotional experiences with the corresponding emotional expression. There is evidence to consider that a person's working memory ability and/or volitional suppression of expression may also moderate this relationship and result in constricted emotional expression, a trait often found in primary psychopathy. Undergraduate participants completed the study online, and after exclusions, a final sample size of 126 participants (62.7% women) was used in analyses. An initial linear regression found that primary psychopathy severity showed a negative relationship with performance on a visuo-spatial n-back test of working memory. While age did not relate to expression, women reported a greater strength of expression for both negative and positive emotions than men. Using hierarchical linear regressions, a significant four-way interaction was found between primary psychopathy severity, working memory performance, degree of volitional expression suppression, and internal emotional experience, in predicting the strength of expressing negative emotions. Analysis of simple effects revealed that, for participants scoring higher in primary psychopathy (n = 63), there was a significant three-way interaction for experience of negative emotions, the use of emotional suppression, and working memory performance in predicting the strength of expressing negative emotions. Simple effects of this interaction showed that for a subgroup who were higher in primary psychopathy and volitional suppression of emotional expression (n = 25), there was significant negative relationship between the frequency of experiencing negative emotions and the strength of expressing those emotions. There were no significant interactions involving secondary psychopathy severity or variables relating to positive emotions in any regression. The findings of this study could be useful for future research on psychopathy as it relates to understanding the characteristics and functioning of individuals with psychopathy.

Given increases in depressive symptoms among Swedish adolescents, we investigated theassociation between physical activity and depressive symptoms, and the role of emotionalregulation plays in these associations. In a longitudinal study, the sample was gathered fromthree mid-sized cities in Sweden. The participants were adolescents aged 13 to 19 years with atotal sample size of 2973 participants. Our research questions were: Is physical activityrelated to depressive symptoms? What is the direction of this association? Does emotiondysregulation mediate the association between physical activity and depressive symptoms?We analyzed the data using hierarchical regressions, testing indirect effects. The resultsshowed that there was an association between emotion dysregulation and depressivesymptoms. However, there was no association between physical activity and depressivesymptoms nor a mediating effect in either direction. / Då depressiva symptom ökar bland ungdomar i Sverige väljer vi i denna studie att undersökaassociationen mellan fysisk aktivitet och depressiva symptom, samt rollenemotionsregleringen spelar. Urvalet till denna studien var ifrån en tidigare longitudinell studiemed ungdomar från tre städer i Mellansverige. Deltagarna i denna studie är ungdomar iåldrarna 13 till 19. Det totala urvalet till studien var 2973. Vår forskningsfråga var: Är fysiskaktivitet relaterad till depressiva symptom? I vilken riktning var de relaterade till varandra?Kan känsloreglering mediera ett samband mellan fysisk aktivitet och depressiva symptom?För att besvara vår forskningsfråga gjorde vi en hierarkisk regressionsanalys för att testaindirekta effekter. Resultatet visade att det fanns en association mellan depressiva symptomoch dysfunktionell emotionsreglering. Däremot fanns det ingen association mellan fysiskaktivitet och depressiva symptom eller en medierande effekt oavsett riktning.

<p>Further findings of the current study are: there are significant differences in stress based on employees&rsquo / gender and tenure, a significant difference in burnout with regards to gender and employment type, and significant differences between emotional labour based on gender and tenure. However, no significant difference was found between burnout and tenure, nor was there a significant difference between emotional labour and employment type. Recommendations are made to alleviate the effects of stress on call centre employees which in turn, will minimise the effects of burnout and emotional labour. Recommendations included the development of wellness programmes, stress management programmes, coping programmes and effective communications as a mean to shape employee perceptions regarding their interpretation of organisational demands, threats or opportunities and to enhance call centre employees&rsquo / performance within their work.</p>

<p>Further findings of the current study are: there are significant differences in stress based on employees&rsquo / gender and tenure, a significant difference in burnout with regards to gender and employment type, and significant differences between emotional labour based on gender and tenure. However, no significant difference was found between burnout and tenure, nor was there a significant difference between emotional labour and employment type. Recommendations are made to alleviate the effects of stress on call centre employees which in turn, will minimise the effects of burnout and emotional labour. Recommendations included the development of wellness programmes, stress management programmes, coping programmes and effective communications as a mean to shape employee perceptions regarding their interpretation of organisational demands, threats or opportunities and to enhance call centre employees&rsquo / performance within their work.</p>

This research aimed to investigate the contributions of emotions and Emotional Intelligence (EI) to social work practice with children and families in Malaysia. A mixture of methods within an ethnographic approach was used. The Assessing Emotions Scale (AES) (Schutte et al., 2007) was completed by 105 child social workers. The levels of EI and differences in EI according to certain demographic characteristics were identified. Individual interviews with 25 child social workers were conducted to explore their perceptions concerning emotions and EI in the workplace. Observations were carried out over a period of three months to investigate how emotions were expressed in terms of behaviour. The quantitative results showed that levels of EI were high (mean=131.69, SD=12.483). The workers were reported to be emotionally intelligent in perceiving emotions, dealing with their own and others’ emotions and utilising emotions in their professional conduct. There were no significant differences by gender (p-value=0.367 > 0.05), marital status (p-value=0.694 > 0.05), age group F (d=3, 101), P > .05=1.468) or length of service F (d=4,100), P > .05=0.331), but there was a difference with regard to educational level F (d=3,101), P < .05=6.878). The qualitative research findings seemed to show that skills in empathising, expressing and regulating one’s and others’ emotional experiences, as well as religious practice factors, contributed to EI. The qualitative research findings also revealed the strength of religious beliefs in Malaysian social workers, which facilitate the qualities of EI. The present study implies that the spiritual and religious dimension of practice should not be ignored in social work education and training.

Les recherches actuelles ne permettent pas de connaître le rôle de certaines manifestations de la gestion émotionnelle (stratégies cognitives de régulation émotionnelle ou la suppression expressive), chez les personnes atteintes de fibromyalgie. Objectif : l’objectif principal de cette recherche est de déterminer les relations existantes entre gestion émotionnelle (alexithymie, stratégies cognitives, suppression émotionnelle), détresse émotionnelle provoquée par la douleur (irritabilité, anxiété, dépression) et handicap. Méthodologies : cette étude fait appel à deux démarches méthodologiques différentes et complémentaires : (1) une démarche quantitative, qui s'appuie sur un échantillon total de 417 participants ayant complété des questionnaires (TAS-20, CERQ, ERQ, PCS-CF, HADS, CHIP, MPI, FIQ) ; (2) une démarche qualitative, qui repose sur un échantillon de 10 participants ayant participé à un entretien semi-directif. Résultats : les résultats quantitatifs de cette étude montrent qu'il existe un effet de la détresse émotionnelle provoquée par la douleur sur le handicap, médiatisé par la gestion émotionnelle. L'approche qualitative montre que le recours à des stratégies de gestion émotionnelle habituellement associées au mal-être (anxiété/dépression) varie, en fonction du contexte personnel des participants Elle permet également d'apprendre que certains participants ignorent comment ils gèrent leurs émotions et que la détresse émotionnelle provoquée par la douleur ne leur permet pas d'être disponibles (que ce soit sur le plan attentionnel ou émotionnel) pour gérer d'autres évènements émotionnels. Conclusion : les résultats de cette étude peuvent avoir des implications sur le plan psychothérapeutique. Notamment, il serait souhaitable de mettre l'accent sur la gestion de la douleur dans un premier temps, puis de proposer aux patients, dans un second temps, une approche psycho-éducative et psychothérapeutique de la gestion émotionnelle. / Research does not provide information about the role of some manifestations of emotional management such as cognitive strategies of emotional regulation and emotional suppression, in fibromyalgia. Objective: the main objective of this study is to determine the links between emotional management, emotional distress (irritability, anxiety and depression) caused by pain and disability. Methods: this study is based on two different and complementary methodological approaches: (1) a quantitative approach, with a total sample of 417 participants who replied to questionnaires (TAS-20, CERQ, ERQ, PCS-CF, HADS, CHIP, MPI, FIQ) ; (2) a qualitative approach, with a sample of 10 participants who was subject to a semi-directive interview. Results: Quantitative results of this study show that there is an effect of pain emotional distress caused by pain on disability, mediated by emotional management. Qualitative approach enhances a better understanding of processes involved, through the recounting of participants. Indeed, some of them not know how they manage their emotions. Moreover, emotional distress caused by pain does not allow them to be able to manage other emotional event. Conclusion: Results of this study can have psychotherapeutic implications. Notably, it would be beneficial to work on pain management, in the first time, and subsequently to provide patients a psycho-educational and psychotherapeutic approach of emotional management (explain that we can manage emotions, how and what are the consequences).