Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence
Emotion regulation is particularly important for adolescents as they undergo normative developmental changes in affective systems and experience heightened risk for psychopathology. Despite a high need for emotion regulation during adolescence, commonly studied emotion regulation strategies like cog...
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| author | Razia S. Sahi Naomi I. Eisenberger Jennifer A. Silvers |
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| description | Emotion regulation is particularly important for adolescents as they undergo normative developmental changes in affective systems and experience heightened risk for psychopathology. Despite a high need for emotion regulation during adolescence, commonly studied emotion regulation strategies like cognitive reappraisal are less beneficial for adolescents than adults because they rely on neural regions that are still developing during this period (i.e., lateral prefrontal cortex). However, adolescence is also marked by increased valuation of peer relationships and sensitivity to social information and cues. In the present review, we synthesize research examining emotion regulation and peer influence across development to suggest that sensitivity to peers during adolescence could be leveraged to improve emotion regulation for this population. We first discuss developmental trends related to emotion regulation at the level of behavior and brain in adolescents, using cognitive reappraisal as an exemplar emotion regulation strategy. Next, we discuss social influences on adolescent brain development, describing caregiver influence and increasing susceptibility to peer influence, to describe how adolescent sensitivity to social inputs represents both a window of vulnerability and opportunity. Finally, we conclude by describing the promise of social (i.e., peer-based) interventions for enhancing emotion regulation in adolescence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5179a42328234580900354860dfc71582023-07-19T04:23:21ZengElsevierDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience1878-92932023-08-0162101262Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescenceRazia S. Sahi0Naomi I. Eisenberger1Jennifer A. Silvers2Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence to: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, USA.; Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAEmotion regulation is particularly important for adolescents as they undergo normative developmental changes in affective systems and experience heightened risk for psychopathology. Despite a high need for emotion regulation during adolescence, commonly studied emotion regulation strategies like cognitive reappraisal are less beneficial for adolescents than adults because they rely on neural regions that are still developing during this period (i.e., lateral prefrontal cortex). However, adolescence is also marked by increased valuation of peer relationships and sensitivity to social information and cues. In the present review, we synthesize research examining emotion regulation and peer influence across development to suggest that sensitivity to peers during adolescence could be leveraged to improve emotion regulation for this population. We first discuss developmental trends related to emotion regulation at the level of behavior and brain in adolescents, using cognitive reappraisal as an exemplar emotion regulation strategy. Next, we discuss social influences on adolescent brain development, describing caregiver influence and increasing susceptibility to peer influence, to describe how adolescent sensitivity to social inputs represents both a window of vulnerability and opportunity. Finally, we conclude by describing the promise of social (i.e., peer-based) interventions for enhancing emotion regulation in adolescence.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929323000671Emotion regulationAdolescencePeer influenceFriendshipsReappraisal |
| spellingShingle | Razia S. Sahi Naomi I. Eisenberger Jennifer A. Silvers Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Emotion regulation Adolescence Peer influence Friendships Reappraisal |
| title | Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence |
| title_full | Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence |
| title_short | Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence |
| title_sort | peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence |
| topic | Emotion regulation Adolescence Peer influence Friendships Reappraisal |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929323000671 |
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