Mechanisms of self-regulation: Associations between cognitive control and emotion regulation
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2008
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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This study sought to expand on the current understanding of a relationship between two self-regulatory systems: cognitive control and emotion regulation. Cognitive control ability was measured through the error-related negativity (ERN) and post-error behavioral measures during a Stroop task. Emotion regulation ability was assessed by measures of cortisol levels and heart rate after a stress manipulation as well as a self-report measure of coping skills (the CISS). We predicted that individuals with better cognitive control abilities would show lower levels of cortisol and heart rates in response to the stress manipulation and higher scores on the CISS problem focused coping subscale. While we found that higher levels of cognitive control were correlated with lower levels of cortisol after the Stroop task, we did not find this expected correlation in response to the stress manipulation. There were also no significant correlations between our other measures of emotion regulation (heart rate and the CISS) and cognitive control ability. Implications of this finding as well as directions for future research are discussed.