investigation of relationships between sensitivity to reinforcement traits and emotion dysregulation

Objective: we investigated the relationship between the reinforcement sensitivity theory(rst) traits and emotion dysregulation signs, including social anxiety, general anxiety, anddepression in students.methods: a total of 189 students of the public universities in tehran were selected byconvenience sampling and answered the patient health questionnaire-9, generalized anxietydisorder scale, social interaction anxiety scale, and punishment sensitivity questionnaire andreward sensitivity. data analysis was done using spss v. 26 software by pearson correlationcoefficient and multiple regression analysis.results: pearson correlation coefficient showed a significant relationship between punishmentand reward sensitivity and symptoms of emotional dysregulation. also, multiple regressionanalysis showed that reward and punishment sensitivity could predict emotion dysregulation.conclusion: punishment hypersensitivity and reward hyposensitivity were higher-order,shared factors for emotion dysregulation signs, including depression, social anxiety, andgeneralized anxiety. these findings emphasize the effect of behavioral activation as a techniqueto increase reward pursuit by the individual and suggested that this technique is able to increasereward-seeking and consequently, improve emotional regulation.