Emotion dysregulation is defined as patterns of emotional experience or expression that
interfere with goal-directed activity. This paper considers this functionalist definition from a …

Highlights•RSA is a valid and reliable biomarker of emotion regulation capacity in
humans.•Low tonic RSA and excessive RSA reactivity to emotion evocation mark PFC …

This article reviews central nervous system substrates and autonomic correlates of emotion
dysregulation and offers several suggestions for future research. Studies conducted in the …

Emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic factor in the development of various mental and
behavioral disorders, thus requiring ample evidence for prevention and intervention …

Research on child and adolescent mental health problems has burgeoned since the
inaugural issue of Development and Psychopathology was published in 1989. In the quarter …

Low resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), and to a lesser extent excessive RSA
reactivity to emotion evocation, are observed in many psychiatric disorders characterized by …

Motivational models of psychopathology have long been advanced by psychophysiologists,
and have provided key insights into neurobiological mechanisms of a wide range of …

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) affects 15% to 20% of adolescents—disproportionately girls—
and is a strong predictor of eventual suicide attempts and suicide. Many girls now initiate …

Psychophysiology—the study of interactions between physiological systems and
psychological states and traits—has a long history of use in psychopathology research …

Many depressed adolescents experience difficulty in regulating their emotions. These
emotion regulation difficulties appear to emerge in part from socialization processes within …