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Emotional Reactivity

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This entry reviews the research support and developmental trends of emotional reactivity in adolescence. This construct has generally been described under the umbrella term of emotion dysregulation which captures a problematic pattern of reaction to events and failure to regulate these emotions. This entry will define emotional reactivity and describe several methods to assess for individual differences in research. Emotional reactivity changes throughout development and may become more dysregulated during adolescence. This entry will conclude with identifying common forms of psychopathology related to maladaptive emotional reactivity and consider treatment implications.

Defining Emotional Reactivity

In recent years, a growing body of research has examined the relation between emotional processes and maladjustment throughout development (Eisenberg et al. 2010). This examination generally has focused on risk factors that alter normal developmental trajectories into those that...

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    Benjamin G. Shapero, Chelsea F. Dale, Abigail R. Archibald & Paola Pedrelli

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    Benjamin G. Shapero & Paola Pedrelli

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Shapero, B.G., Dale, C.F., Archibald, A.R., Pedrelli, P. (2018). Emotional Reactivity. In: Levesque, R.J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33228-4_786

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