A Person-Centered Approach to Understanding the Effects of Emotion Dysregulation and Impulsivity on Functional Disability
Abstract
Impulsivity and emotion dysregulation are important transdiagnostic indicators of psychopathology; however, no study has simultaneously investigated these constructs dimensionally in a sample of individuals with diverse mental health concerns. Therefore, little is known about individuals who experience concurrent impulsivity and emotion dysregulation, particularly the multiplicative effect on functioning. One potential differentiation between the clusters and varying levels of functioning is the use of emotion regulation strategies. In study one, we explore person-centered profiles of impulsivity and emotion dysregulation in individuals with a diverse range of mental health concerns to determine how and if independent levels of impulsivity and emotion dysregulation systematically covary and if these profiles are linked to overall functioning and emotion regulation strategy use. 1000 Prolific users (56% female) completed a battery of questionnaires including measures of impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, functioning, and emotion regulation strategies. The results of hierarchical and nonhierarchical cluster analyses revealed four different clusters: Stable, Ruminative/Unfocused/Harm Avoidant, Dysregulated, and Emotional Urgency. Results of MANOVAs revealed that functioning and emotion regulation strategy use different across all groups. In study two, we replicated and extended findings to a clinical sample and examined if cluster membership at baseline predicted functional…
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