Supplementary file 1_Interpersonal emotion regulation in daily life: a comparison of individuals with and without depressive disorders.docx

This study examines emotion dysregulation in depression during close interpersonal interactions, comparing individuals with depression and healthy controls (HC), and exploring associations with alexithymia and childhood maltreatment.</p>Methods<p>Participants (18 HC, 17 with depression) reported three emotion regulation (ER) strategies (cognitive reappraisal, social sharing, suppression) during interpersonal interactions over 2 weeks (3 prompts/day).

Group (depression vs. HC) was the independent variable, and ER strategies the dependent variables. Alexithymia, childhood maltreatment, and depressive symptoms were assessed at baseline. Data were analyzed using two-level hierarchical linear modeling.</p>Results<p>No group differences in ER strategy use were observed, and depressive symptom severity was not associated with strategy intensity.