Citation

Bridges-Curry Z, Glenn LE, Felton JW. J. Am. Coll. Health 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University , Flint , Michigan , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2019.1654483

PMID

31532333

Abstract

Objective: Amid growing concern about internalizing disorders on college campuses, few researchers have examined the ways emotional awareness deficits may contribute to risk. We examined the effect of the interaction between daily hassles, emotional awareness, and sex on depression and anxiety symptoms. Participants: Data were collected from 196 college students (M_age = 19.6, SD_age = 2.26) at a large university in June 2016. Methods: Participants completed online surveys to assess daily hassles, emotional awareness, and internalizing symptoms. Results: Daily hassles were significantly associated with internalizing symptoms, p < .01. For women, daily hassles were significantly associated with internalizing symptoms at all levels of emotional awareness, ps < .05. For men, daily hassles were significantly associated with internalizing symptoms only at high levels of emotional awareness, ps < .05. Conclusion: Future researchers could examine the context in which emotional awareness may be most beneficial to college students.

Language: en

Keywords

Anxiety; daily hassles; depression; emotional awareness; sex differences