The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding
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The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between emotion regulation and executive function skills in children aged 48-72 months. The study aims to address this gap by examining the emotion regulation and execu
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Sourced from the abstract and stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2018 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 22 times in total.
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- Exploring the emotion regulation strategies used by adults with intellectual disabilities (2018) · International Journal of Developmental Disabilities · cited 21× · doi
OBJECTIVES: There is a growing body of evidence revealing emotion regulation difficulties are a common factor in the development and maintenance of mental health problems in the general population, however relatively little is known of the emotion regulation strategies used by people with intellectual disabilities.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: emotion regulation objectives there growing body evidence revealing difficulties common factor development maintenance mental health - School-Based and Emotion-Focused Interventions for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2026) · Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi
There is a dearth of research on emotion-focused interventions in schools for middle to high school students with ASD. Existing literature focuses on social-communication or academic skills, with less attention to emotional competencies. There are substantial gaps in reporting methods and process evaluation efforts.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there dearth research emotion-focused interventions schools middle high - School-Based and Emotion-Focused Interventions for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2026) · Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi
Future research should focus on developing and evaluating emotion-focused interventions that target emotion regulation skills. Researchers should prioritize reporting methods and process evaluation efforts to improve the quality of emotion-focused interventions. Studies should investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused interventions for youth with ASD in different contexts and settings.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future research focus developing evaluating emotion-focused interventions target - An Investigation of Emotion Regulation and Executive Function Skills of Children Aged 48-72 Months in the Context of Age and Gender (2026) · Participatory Educational Research · doi
The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between emotion regulation and executive function skills in children aged 48-72 months. The study aims to address this gap by examining the emotion regulation and executive function skills of children in this age group.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies gap literature regarding relationship between emotion - Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Among Bulgarian Students: Psychometric Validation of DERS-18 (2026) · Diogenes · doi
Future studies should aim to validate the DERS-18 among different populations, such as clinical samples or community samples. Future studies should aim to develop interventions aimed at improving emotion regulation among university students. Future studies should aim to examine the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and mental health outcomes among university students.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future studies aim validate ders-18 among different populations - Testing the Dimensional Model of Adversity and Psychopathology: the Mediating Roles of Executive Functioning and Emotion Regulation (2026) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · cited 1× · doi
Future studies should continue to explore the mechanisms linking ACEs to psychopathology. The study suggests that future research should focus on developing interventions targeting emotion regulation. Future studies should consider the distinction between threat and deprivation ACEs in intervention development.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5Keywords: future studies continue explore mechanisms linking aces psychopathology
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