Impact of emotion regulation on psychosocial and emotional problems in Dutch adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
6 affiliations
- 1Department of Medical Psychology Catharina Hospital Eindhoven The Netherlands
- 2Uniek kind‐jeugdpraktijken Utrecht The Netherlands
- 3Department of Medical Psychology Jeroen Bosch Medical Center Den Bosch The Netherlands
- 4Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders (CoRPS), Tilburg University Tilburg The Netherlands
- 5Department of Paediatrics Catharina Hospital Eindhoven The Netherlands
- 6Department of Medical Psychology Máxima Medical Center Eindhoven The Netherlands
Abstract
Objectives: Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of psychosocial and emotional problems. This study examined the role of emotion regulation (ER) to (1) determine the prevalence of psychosocial and emotional problems in adolescents with IBD, (2) examine associations with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and (3) evaluate associations with ER strategies.
Methods: Adolescents (ages 12–17 years) with IBD from three Dutch medical centers completed routine psychosocial screening. Psychosocial and emotional problems were assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Norm comparisons were performed using one‐sample t‐test on raw SDQ scores, and prevalence estimates were based on age‐ and sex‐specific percentile scores. ER strategies (adaptive, maladaptive) were measured with the Dutch FEEL‐KJ. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from medical records/questionnaires. Associations were examined using Spearman correlations and stepwise multiple regression, with psychosocial and emotional problems as outcomes.
Results: Compared with Dutch population‐based norms, adolescents with IBD reported significantly higher psychosocial and emotional problems than reference norm groups (p < 0.001). Elevated scores were observed in 64.3% for total difficulties and 42.9% for emotional problems. Maladaptive ER showed strong positive associations with both outcomes. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were not significantly associated with psychosocial or emotional problems.
Conclusions: Maladaptive ER is a prominent correlate of psychosocial and emotional problems in adolescents with IBD, whereas background characteristics were not supported. Targeting dysfunctional ER strategies may facilitate early identification of at‐risk adolescents and guide timely interventions.
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BibTeX
@article{jansenkamphorst2026impact,
title = {{Impact of emotion regulation on psychosocial and emotional problems in Dutch adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease}},
author = {Sandra Jansen‐Kamphorst and Romy Snetselaar and Juliette Greidanus and Esther Eva Hartman and Miriam van Pelt and Janneke Stapelbroek and Brigitte Vugs},
journal = {JPGN reports},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.1002/jpr3.70299},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13729237},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Impact of emotion regulation on psychosocial and emotional problems in Dutch adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
AU - Sandra Jansen‐Kamphorst
AU - Romy Snetselaar
AU - Juliette Greidanus
AU - Esther Eva Hartman
AU - Miriam van Pelt
AU - Janneke Stapelbroek
AU - Brigitte Vugs
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/03
JO - JPGN reports
DO - 10.1002/jpr3.70299
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13729237
AB - Objectives: Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of psychosocial and emotional problems. This study examined the role of emotion regulation (ER) to (1) determine the prevalence of psychosocial and emotional problems in adolescents with IBD, (2) examine associations with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and (3) evaluate associations with ER strategies. Methods: Adolescents (ages 12–17 years) with IBD from three Dutch medical centers completed routine psychosocial screening. Psychosocial and emotional problems were assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Norm comparisons were performed using one‐sample t‐test on raw SDQ scores, and prevalence estimates were based on age‐ and sex‐specific percentile scores. ER strategies (adaptive, maladaptive) were measured with the Dutch FEEL‐KJ. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from medical records/questionnaires. Associations were examined using Spearman correlations and stepwise multiple regression, with psychosocial and emotional problems as outcomes. Results: Compared with Dutch population‐based norms, adolescents with IBD reported significantly higher psychosocial and emotional problems than reference norm groups (p < 0.001). Elevated scores were observed in 64.3% for total difficulties and 42.9% for emotional problems. Maladaptive ER showed strong positive associations with both outcomes. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were not significantly associated with psychosocial or emotional problems. Conclusions: Maladaptive ER is a prominent correlate of psychosocial and emotional problems in adolescents with IBD, whereas background characteristics were not supported. Targeting dysfunctional ER strategies may facilitate early identification of at‐risk adolescents and guide timely interventions.
SN - 2691-171X
ER -