Although a probable association between metacognitive beliefs (also termed ‘metacognitions’) and emotion dysregulation has been suggested in the literature, the evidence is still sparse and inconclusive. The current study aims to present a comprehensive evaluation of the literature examining the association between metacognitive beliefs and emotion dysregulation. In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria, a search was conducted on PubMed and Ebsco. A manual search of reference lists was also run. Search terms were ‘metacognitions/metacognitive beliefs/positive metacognitive beliefs/negative metacognitive beliefs/cognitive self-consciousness/beliefs about the need to control thoughts/cognitive confidence/negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger/AND difficulties emotion regulation/emotion dysregulation’. A total of 19 studies met the inclusion criteria. In both non-clinical and clinical populations, a higher endorsement of dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs was found to be associated with emotion dysregulation and vice versa. A higher endorsement of metacognitive beliefs may be associated, either directly or via maladaptive forms of mental control (e.g., worry, rumination and suppression) to emotion dysregulation. Metacognitive beliefs could be the potential therapeutic target in clinical interventions aimed at reducing emotion regulation difficulties.

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系统回顾一般和特定元认知信念与情绪失调之间的关系：情绪失调的元认知模型

尽管文献中已经提出元认知信念（也称为“元认知”）与情绪失调之间可能存在关联，但证据仍然很少且不确定。当前的研究旨在对研究元认知信念与情绪失调之间关联的文献进行全面评估。根据系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目 (PRISMA) 标准，在 PubMed 和 Ebsco 上进行了检索。还对参考文献列表进行了手动搜索。搜索词是“元认知/元认知信念/积极元认知信念/消极元认知信念/认知自我意识/关于需要控制思想的信念/认知信心/关于不可控和危险的想法的消极信念/情绪调节困难/情绪失调” 。共有 19 项研究符合纳入标准。在非临床和临床人群中，人们发现对功能失调的元认知信念的更高认可与情绪失调相关，反之亦然。对元认知信念的高度认可可能直接或通过适应不良的精神控制形式（例如担忧、沉思和抑制）与情绪失调相关。元认知信念可能是旨在减少情绪调节困难的临床干预措施的潜在治疗目标。