Effect of the use of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on reading comprehension and calculation skills in adolescents

del Valle, M., M., Zamora, E. V., Andrés, M. L., Irrurtia, M. J., y Urquijo, S. (2019).  

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of the use of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the academic skills (calculation and reading comprehension) of adolescent population. To this end, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, the Reading Competency Test for Secondary Education and the arithmetic subtest of the Wide Range Achievement Test, were administered to 65 participants (gender: F: 40, M: 22; age: ME = 15.52, DE = .69). Students belonged to a concerted school from the city of Valladolid, Spain. The results indicate that the use of maladaptive strategies -and not the use of adaptive strategies- explains the performance on academic skills tests. The results are discussed in relation to the literature, highlighting the negative effects of the use of maladaptive strategies such as Rumination, Catastrophizing and Self-blaming, on learning.

https://notablesdelaciencia.conicet.gov.ar/handle/11336/121282