Abstract：
The way individuals handle daily stressors can significantly influence their mental health. Those who struggle with emotion regulation are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of stress. This study explored the role of catastrophizing, a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy, in shaping the relationships between daily stress responses and depressive symptoms. A total of 75 healthy college students participated in the study. We adopted an Ecological Momentary Assessment protocol over 14 consecutive days to capture the day-to-day dynamics of stress reactivity and recovery. Our findings indicate that individuals with higher levels of catastrophizing exhibited increased daily stress reactivity and delayed daily stress recovery, consequently raising their likelihood of experiencing amplified depressive symptoms. In contrast, those with lower levels of catastrophizing did not experience the same negative effects of increased daily stress reactivity on their mental health. These results enhance understanding of how real-life stressors contribute to the development of mental health issues and underscore the importance of adaptive emotion regulation for improved overall health and well-being.
摘要：
个人处理日常压力源的方式可以显着影响他们的心理健康。那些与情绪调节作斗争的人特别容易受到压力的负面影响。这项研究探讨了灾难化的作用，一种适应不良的情绪调节策略，塑造日常应激反应和抑郁症状之间的关系。共有75名健康大学生参加了这项研究。我们连续14天采用了生态瞬时评估方案，以捕获压力反应和恢复的日常动态。我们的发现表明，灾难水平较高的个体表现出增加的每日应激反应和延迟的每日压力恢复，因此提高了他们经历放大的抑郁症状的可能性。相比之下,那些灾难水平较低的人并没有经历日常应激反应性增加对他们心理健康的相同负面影响.这些结果增强了对现实生活中的压力源如何促进心理健康问题发展的理解，并强调了适应性情绪调节对改善整体健康和福祉的重要性。
