Emotion Regulation in Trait Schizotypy

Emotion Regulation in Individuals With High and Low Trait Schizotypy. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Suppression and Reappraisal

Our aim is to compare state anger and state emotion regulation strategies in healthy individuals with high trait schizotypy and to look at differences of induced anger, negative emotions, decrease of positive emotions and aggressive behaviour after anger induction. Our further aim is to compare conditions where an instruction to suppress or reappraise emotions is given with a control condition with no instruction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18 and 58 years,
• good command of German language

Exclusion Criteria:

• present or past psychiatric or neurological illness,
• ongoing treatment with psychiatric drugs,
• constant consume of heroin or hallucinogenic drugs,
• alcohol dependence,
• cannabis consume two weeks before testing.