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Is the cognitive emotion regulation strategy related to Yin-Yang personality traits?

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 26; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.eujim.2019.01.004

1876-3839

Soo Jin Lee, Seung-Ryong Kim, Sang Yun Han, Yong Jae Lee, Han Chae,

Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

Yin-Yang is a principal theory in East-Asian medicine for scrutinizing biopsychological predisposition and pathological susceptibility. The cognitive emotion regulation strategy governs immediate response to stressful events, and mediates the effects of personality on biopsychological health and well-being; however, its relation to Yin-Yang personality has yet to be examined. 247 Korean university students completed the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) for Yin-Yang personality and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Stepwise regression analysis was employed to examine the effects of SPQ subscales on adaptive (aCERQ) and maladaptive CERQ (mCERQ) total score. Latent Profile Analysis was applied to extract hidden groups in aCERQ and mCERQ subscales, while Profile Analysis and the F-test examined differences in SPQ and CERQ subscale profiles and scores between extracted latent groups. Three SPQ subscales explained 13% and 8% of the total variance of the aCERQ and mCERQ total scores, respectively. High SPQ-Behavior and gender explained the aCERQ total score, while low SPQ-Behavior and high SPQ-Emotionality explained the mCERQ total score. There were significant differences in SPQ-Behavior and SPQ-Cognition between more and less adaptive groups, and in SPQ-Behavior and SPQ-Emotionality between less and more maladaptive groups. The subscales of Yin-Yang personality was shown to explain the use of cognitive emotion regulation as individual trait and complex profile. The usefulness of Yin-Yang for improving mental health in college education were discussed.