Here, I am discussing two articles on affect regulation. First, Everaert, Benisty, Gadassi Polack, Joormann & Mishne (2022) published “Which Features of Repetitive Negative Thinking and Positive Reappraisal Predict Depression? An in-depth investigation using artificial neural networks with feature selection” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s the edited abstract with some information in bold:

McCurdy & Russell (2023) published “Perceived Parental Social Support and Psychological Control Predict Depressive Symptoms for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning Youth in the United States” in Child Development. I have edited both the abstract and the article and added bold for major findings:

Here, I present two studies, each attempting to better understand what predicts aging well. First, Bergman & Bodner (2022) published “Aging Anxiety in Older Adults: The role of self-esteem and meaning in life” in GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry. Here’s their abstract:

I have written about sleep before. Here, I present three studies all relating to effects of sleep problems on adolescents and each using a different methodology. In the first, Hoyniak, Whalen, Hennefield, Tillman, Barch & Luby (2022) published “Early Childhood Sleep Problems Predict Increased Risk for the Later Development of Suicidal Thoughts” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. They begin by noting that, “Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth are an escalating and immediate public health concern.” Here’s more from the abstract:

Timblin, Rahmani, Ryczek, Hill & Jones (2022) published “Physical Inactivity Links Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning Among Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease” in Neuropsychology. Here’s the abstract:

Olivier, Morin, Leo & Salmela-Aro (2022) published “The Interconnected Development of Depressive Symptoms and School Functioning from Mid-adolescence to Early Adulthood: A piecewise growth mixture analysis” in Journal of Educational Psychology.

Olino, Finsaas, Dyson, Carlson, & Klein (2022) published “A Multimethod, Multiinformant Study of Early Childhood Temperament and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescence” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s the abstract:

Biesen & Smith (2022) published “Daily Relationship Satisfaction and Depressed Mood: The moderating roles of support satisfaction, over- and under-provision” in Journal of Family Psychology. I like this study because it gathers information from both partners daily. The bidirectional nature of depressed mood and relationship satisfaction is not at all surprising but this work emphasizes the value of couples therapeutic interventions.

An article in Monitor in Psychology in June 2022 addressed “Depression’s Causal Role in Alzheimer’s Disease.” Here’s the abstract: