ESTRATÉGIAS PARA AUTORREGULAÇÃO DAS EMOÇÕES EM UNIVERSITÁRIOS: UMA PROPOSTA DE INTERVENÇÃO

Abstract

College students experience challenges during higher education and adopt strategies to regulate their emotions as their emotions intensify. Research has increased with the purpose of a better understanding of the factors related to emotional dysregulation; however, there are few interventions developed to promote self-regulation in the college population. Considering this, the present study aimed to adapt and apply an intervention for self-regulation of anxiety, a prevalent emotion, in college students. To this end, it was divided into two studies, one to assess symptoms and identify management strategies used, and the second to develop and apply a protocol to promote self-regulation in the sample through the acquisition of adaptive strategies. For the first study, the assessment, the following instruments were used for screening and classification of symptoms and regulation strategies: Questionnaire; Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale; Emotional Regulation Questionnaire; The Mind Overcoming Mood Inventory; Semi-structured Interview. In the second study, the adaptation of the intervention was based on the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and the implementation was evaluated through the Monitoring Form used by the applicator. From the scores, the classification of the instruments, and the descriptive analyses, the prevalence of anxious symptoms and the use of maladaptive strategies based on emotional suppression by the group evaluated was verified. Finally, the development of the intervention whose basis enables the acquisition of self-regulation strategies, as well as the progress of the participants from the application of the first module of the intervention, in terms of collaboration, understanding, and applicability.